We don’t have to know our neighbors.
We don’t need to know about the little community events.
Our children will survive if they never see a Ferris Wheel in real life.
We can know nothing about the cultural roots of the person next door.
And we can live without any sense of wonder and awe.
But how much better if we can, like a child, see the world as it is, bright, beautiful and connected. For the child able to live in a world of security with stable attachments, the world is their playground, everything is made to amaze them.
We can live that way to
if we open our eyes
and try