The little baby looked at his new world and held up his arms to give and receive hugs from anyone wise enough to accept them. Then, one day, the crib was empty, but there had been no death.
The young boy with a soul full of excitement chased the butterfly up the hill to the top of his imaginary castle. Then, one day, the fields saw him no more, but there had been no death.
The teenager cut a dashing figure as he walked the high school campus with a heart full of dreams and a mind brimming with questions. Then came the day that the books of another student filled his locker and his uniform adorned a different body, but there had been no death.
The congregation sat in quiet, joyful reverence, as the bride and groom pledged their lives and their love to each other for all time. Then a short while later, the church was empty, but again, there had been no death.
As he walked into the bank, the businessman received countless friendly greetings from the townspeople who were so grateful for the jobs he had created and the charities he had sponsored. Then came the time when he no longer entered his office or sat at his desk. But there most certainly had been no death.
The elderly gentleman leaned back in his easy chair, while laughing at his grandchild’s latest antics, and he knew the “child” was still alive in the crib of his heart.
The enjoyment he received from reading The Cat in the Hat to the neighborhood youngsters reminded him that the young boy still played in the fields of his heart.
His interest and curiosity leaped into action as he strove to understand the new computer that had been placed before him. Oh yes, that teenager still roamed the hallways of his mind.
A gentle squeeze of his hand by his wife, reminded him that deep within his very being the young Romeo still sang love’s sweet song.
And as he looked out on the town he had helped to build in partnership with...Continue
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