The Joy of a Child, Post #3

This week in positive people watching experiences I noticed an adorable trend, kids. I have seen many families and individuals out with young children lately. They have been out shopping, eating, or going to classes. The joy that kids bring to everyone around them is spectacular. I will recall three encounters that I noticed this week.

                The first instance of these lovely young ones bringing joy to others was while I was walking through the halls at Delta. Farther down the hall I saw a man and a kid about three years old. As they were walking the man would pick the child up in the air and place them back down. The child was so happy to be playing with the man and giggled up a storm. Not only the man but everyone around had a huge smile. Not to mention that the child’s hair was so big and cute that just that alone would make anyone smile.

                On Saturday I had gone to the mall with one of my friends. While we were their we repeatedly ran into the same group, two men and a young girl probably two years of age. The men were taking turns carrying her in their arms and holding her hand while she walked. Later on, when we ran into the same group, we saw that the men had got her one of those push cars that she could sit in while they shopped. The little cutie and her family were so endearing to see.

                Finally, today me and my same friend had gone out to get lunch and saw an adorable woman and girl sitting together. The kid was between six and seven years old. They were sitting at a high table with stools and drinking from those big coffee cups. Those big cups are comically large for most people, but especially for such a small girl. She would lift the cup to her lips and the cup would cover half of her face. The girl and the woman seemed to be having a really good time together. They left fairly soon after I had arrived, and the girl seemed very excited to go to their next location.

                These little events really made my week. Seeing so many happy people having good times with each other is really uplifting. Kids seem to have a very positive effect on those around them. I am not sure why. Maybe it’s because they are happy and don’t care who sees it. Maybe it’s because they haven’t seen much of the hard parts of life. I feel like seeing these little ones reminds us of when we felt the same as they do. Hopefully we can all try to focus on that little kid joy in our own lives. I sincerely wish everyone a lovely day.