Rabbit Holes

Today the children next door saw a rabbit in my yard. I live in a fairly urban part of town, so this was a bit of excitement, especially if you’re five years old. Naturally they ran after it, trying to get close, all the time shrieking “A Rabbit!!” Obviously it didn’t stick around to be petted.

We all do exactly this, we adults, when we catch a glimpse of happiness. We screech and run around and try to catch it. What we truly need to do is be still, and let happiness move closer to us, in its own way.

Why don’t we learn from what we see in children?