way for more

 

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To look and listen means that I might see

and understand the world here where I live.

I wonder if the fact that I could be 

so disciplined, as to engage and give

attentions of those kinds, (as babies do

around the world, and prob’ly right through time)

might mean that I could learn like they do too?

It’s happening in me. It is sublime.

A thing I see in babes is they persist,

They often don’t give up when things don’t work.

They stand in awe, they copy, they enlist,

apprentice selves to learn, and not to shirk

what effort might be needed in their choice

to learn to roll, to smile, to speak, to sit, 

to clap, to crawl, to modulate their voice,

to wink, to be polite, to walk, to kick..

Some categories above encompass much;

like “speak” comes with a language to be learned.

You know there’s much much more they learn as such.

They look and then in awe they do not spearn

the task of doing what’s impossible.

For those who tower over them and pour

on them attention quite irrasible,

(but hesed-love* in nature, nothing more

nor less, & is reflected back by child)

is what gives pow-er (sometimes to be  mild),

explosions as their awes impell them wild.

Creative-hesed-love* saw this and smiled.

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Footnote

*  hesed: an old Hebrew word for the kind of commitment that is strongest of human connections, (life-long spouses, parents/children, childhood friends sworn to friendship) much stronger than a contract that might be broken, it depends on the WORD of someone to be kept, and for it to retain its force it needs at least some owning and thus reflecting back by any primary beneficiary, until the relationship might grow to its unique maturity.

These two quotes from the Bible (are quite surprising to me):

“People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.’ And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.” (Mark 10:13-16)

“God ‘will repay each person according to what they have done.’ To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honour and immortality, he will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger.” (Romans 2:6-8)

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