October 9, 2004
smiling back at me
the cutest thing happened to me.
on my way home from upm the other day, while waiting for the jeep to fill up, the last 3 passengers entered, among them was a child. probably around 5-6 years old, male, well-rounded, not too light or dark, adorable. he sat down beside me, while his companions sat on the opposite bench. i smiled at him, and i think he gave a semblance of a smile back. during the short ride, he snuggled up in my shoulder, he sneezed on my arm, all while holding on to my knee for support. as they got up to leave, i helped prop him up, then waved goodbye as he was descending from the vehicle. he waved back.
i love children. not in that sick, pedophiliac way of course (abslolutely
) but more of a brotherly-fatherly way. i mean, who can't help but love children? their innocent stares, the carefree smiles, the hearty laughs, their endearing looks, the lovable faces. everything about children makes me go into a sappy, cute-crazed mode. i can't help but smile when i hear babies laughing, and i feel cringes of delight when i see them grinning. is there anything else in the world?
i remember fawning over my teachers' children during high school. whenever they'd bring them over to class, the kids always find their way on my lap. and it's not just that i swoon over them, but children simply seem to take to me. i can melt the hearts of any bratty, snotty, prissy kid out there, and have them eating out of my hand. it's a mutual thing.
as an effect of my severe infatuation with children, i can hardly wait to have my own. of course, i'd wait for the right person, the right time, the right moment. but just the thought of having my own children to raise, to nurture, to father is really inviting. i've also considered becoming a pediatrician. or at least partly one. working with kids would be so gratifying and soul-filling, not to mention entertaining, fun, and heartening.
dedicating my future to children just seems right. like there's nothing nobler i can do with my life. it's like tending a flower garden, toiling day and night, through rain or shine so that the helpless sprouts can grow and blossom, then admiring the results of my labor afterwards. our children will be our future, much like we our the future today. caring for the future seems like just the thing to do to make my mark in the world.
to see a child smiling back at me. the greatest reward in the world.
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on my way home from upm the other day, while waiting for the jeep to fill up, the last 3 passengers entered, among them was a child. probably around 5-6 years old, male, well-rounded, not too light or dark, adorable. he sat down beside me, while his companions sat on the opposite bench. i smiled at him, and i think he gave a semblance of a smile back. during the short ride, he snuggled up in my shoulder, he sneezed on my arm, all while holding on to my knee for support. as they got up to leave, i helped prop him up, then waved goodbye as he was descending from the vehicle. he waved back.
i love children. not in that sick, pedophiliac way of course (abslolutely
) but more of a brotherly-fatherly way. i mean, who can't help but love children? their innocent stares, the carefree smiles, the hearty laughs, their endearing looks, the lovable faces. everything about children makes me go into a sappy, cute-crazed mode. i can't help but smile when i hear babies laughing, and i feel cringes of delight when i see them grinning. is there anything else in the world?i remember fawning over my teachers' children during high school. whenever they'd bring them over to class, the kids always find their way on my lap. and it's not just that i swoon over them, but children simply seem to take to me. i can melt the hearts of any bratty, snotty, prissy kid out there, and have them eating out of my hand. it's a mutual thing.
as an effect of my severe infatuation with children, i can hardly wait to have my own. of course, i'd wait for the right person, the right time, the right moment. but just the thought of having my own children to raise, to nurture, to father is really inviting. i've also considered becoming a pediatrician. or at least partly one. working with kids would be so gratifying and soul-filling, not to mention entertaining, fun, and heartening.
dedicating my future to children just seems right. like there's nothing nobler i can do with my life. it's like tending a flower garden, toiling day and night, through rain or shine so that the helpless sprouts can grow and blossom, then admiring the results of my labor afterwards. our children will be our future, much like we our the future today. caring for the future seems like just the thing to do to make my mark in the world.
to see a child smiling back at me. the greatest reward in the world.
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Posted by no_brainer on October 9, 2004 at 11:06 PM | No comments yet