Kids Excitement

Eugene Ionesco once stated,  "The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us".  No one feels the wonder of the world the way that a child does.  As individuals grow older, they become so familiar with the world that they lose their appreciation for the little things.  I have personally seen this as I have spent time with my nieces and nephews.  One Friday evening, I was watching my sister's kids.  As I started cooking dinner for them, my little three year old niece came up and asked if she could help.  I pulled a chair up beside me, and put a pot of water on the stove.  I stood there, making sure she wouldn't get hurt. A few minutes past, and suddenly she gasped.  I quickly looked over at her, and saw her bright blue eyes filled with wonder and amazement.  I was confused; nothing had happened! She jumped off the chair and quickly ran to find her other siblings.  Screaming at the top of her lungs,  she called out, "Quick! Quick! Come see!".  As all of the children came running and pulled up chairs, she softly stated, "This is magic water. See all of the bubbles?".  The other children were astonished!  They got off their chairs and ran around the house.  All of them were so excited about the magic, bubbly water. Their excitment rubbed off on me.  I was soon laughing and getting excited as well!  These children had found something wonderful in something that I would usually have found ordinary.