This morning -- for the first time in a couple of weeks! -- I was able to take my daughter and her friends to school. Both of our cars have been challenged of late, and both were finally feeling good again! Anyway, we usually we have G, but we also had C this morning, which was an unexpected treat. As we were driving, they were talking about the fact that C has a field trip today, and G and L didn't. "I hate being different," C said.
I thought about that for a few seconds, and how being Different is what sets us apart from the herd. So I asked ...
"I know this sounds like a weird question, but have any of you seen a flock of sheep? Or a herd of cows -- like those red and white ones...?"
"Yeah" they kind of muttered, wondering what weirdness an Adult would come up with this time.
"Or how about a field of flowers," I asked. "You know how they all look the same?"
"Yeah" they muttered again, and I could hear that their interest was a little piqued, but they still thought I was whacked.
"The ones that are different, and stand out -- those flowers that don't look like the other flowers, and are different ... it's those kind of flowers that got elected President yesterday."
They were silent for a heart beat, and then went off on pre-teen subject matter.
I continued driving, knowing in my heart that they heard. And, if they put just a tiny piece of that thought into practice, they will be proud of their differences and who they are.
And that is life is all about ...
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