Like a Child

What childishness is it that while there's a breath of life 

in our bodies, we are determined to rush 

to see the sun the other way around? 

This is a quote from Elizabeth Bishop's poem Questions of Travel. (want to see the whole poem? click here!) While I have some spare time on my hands I have been thinking about this poem. This line struck me because lots of the time I am one of those people who rush. Is it childishness? I think so. But that is not  necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes a little childishness can be good for us. Must we always take things so seriously? Think of a child. So full of life. Of wonder. Of adventure. Always busy. Always doing something. Squeezing as much as they can into a day. Never looking back. I hope I will be able to have this sort of childishness as I discover this wonderful country. I hope I will be able to fill my days with everything good in my rush to see the sun the other way around.
 Elizabeth Bishop, I defy you. I will rush. I will fill. I will love. The sun will go around. And it will be great.


love B