there's something about seeing junior-grade elementary kids playing out in the street (the 8-years & under crowd).... especially when they're on bicycles. kinda makes me wanna cry. partly because they can actually ride a bicycle (i never learned how! =s)... but also because i'm glad that there are still people who are still shielded from the realities of life.... like being stressed from too much school or work, or paying the bills and mortgage, friends passing away, social pressures, parental pressure to succeed...

make me wanna have kids... (well, i've always wanted to have kids for some strange reason. even when i was a kid!) to take care of them, of course, but also to be reminded of my own innocence when i was younger... i know that i couldn't shield them from the harsh realities forever (and i shouldn't!) but their innocence to those realities is... so refreshing. and having them around would keep me grounded if i let be caught up in the politics of friendship or of the community or of marriage... and especially if i get caught up in my emotions.

i think that children are already born with a mastery of the question, "is it better to be right, or to be kind?" ...and how many times in my life have i selfishly answered "i must be right!"

well, it's either have kids, or learn how to ride a bike.