THE INNOCENT
THE INNOCENT ONES...

AS THE SUN WAS SETTING THIS EVENING, I HAD MY GRANDSON OUT IN THE YARD WITH ME.  HE WAS REALLY SLEEPY SO I LAY HIS BLANKY ON THE GRASS BESIDE ME AND HE LAY DOWN WITH HIS THUMB IN HIS MOUTH AND CLOSED HIS EYES.   HE IS THE INNOCENT...  HE DESERVES THIS BEAUTY FOR HIS LIFETIME AND BEYOND NOT JUST FOR TODAY...   THE SUN WAS BARELY PEEKING OUT FROM THE MOUNTAIN WHERE IT WAS SETTING AND THERE WAS ORANGE AND PURPLE AND PINK AND I WISHED THAT I HAD CARRIED MY CAMERA OUT WITH ME - BUT I HADN'T. 

 I SCOOTED DOWN BESIDE TROY AND JUST WATCHED THE COLORS DISSAPPEAR BEHIND THE HORIZON.  THE COLORS WERE SHINING ON HIS RED-BLONDE HAIR AND I WONDERED WHAT THE WORLD WOULD LOOK LIKE WHEN HE IS MEMAS AGE.  WOULD HE BE ABLE TO SIT IN HIS OWN YARD AND WATCH A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET?  WOULD HE HAVE THIS CLEAN CRISP AIR TO BREATHE OR WOULD IT BE ALL SMOG...

WOULD HE BE ABLE TO SEE A CLEAR SKY AND WATCH THE SHAPES OF THE CLOUDS AS THEY FLOAT BY?    WOULD HE BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO HAVE A HOME AND LAND TO RAISE HIS CHILDREN ON OR WOULD HE BE STUCK IN A TINY APARTMENT BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY...

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO QUIETLY ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THIS WORLD GOD HAS GIVEN US...

We live in such a wonderous world.  Do we think about what we are doing to it as we go through our day?  Will my grandchildren be cleaning up the world after we have left it?  What about yours?  Are we really doing our best for the litle ones to come???