Life was much less complicated back in the sandbox.
How very true. I just saw the movie "Elysium" this afternoon, and life was complicated both on earth and on Elysium, but for very different reasons.
People are complicated. The older I get, the more complicated they seem to become. I long for the simplicity of the sandbox sometimes. At least there, everyone who was present wanted to be there and they worked together toward a common goal...building something. Creativity abounded and a natural cooperation unfolded that forged friendships. The sandbox became our own little world where we could create life as we wanted it to be. I remember it was always constructive and never destructive, unless of course your brother came plowing through with the sole intent of disrupting everything. But it could all be re-built fairly quickly, and in the process, improved.
Maybe there are valuable lessons we can learn. We are continually faced with those who come and plow through our creations. If we stick together, we can rebuild, stronger and more creatively than the first time. Life's complications are merely that: complications. They are not defeats, nor are they completely destructive. Great hope, life and fortitude is forged in the fires of life's complications.
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