Lessons from a Six Year Old

Growing up in Hawaii, we were surrounded by flowers. My favorite was always the plumeria. We had these growing all over our farm and used them to make leis. Now that I'm here in California, the choices and the scents are different, but just as strong and delightful.

One of my younger sisters is a nanny for a family with two children. Both parents work, and don't have the time during the day to spend with their kids, so she was hired to do so. She told me about a walk that she was taking with the children, and the little girl was stopping to smell every flower that she came across, including ones that don't have any kind of scent at all. My sister said, "Kiki, those flowers don't smell." And the little girl responded, "Have you smelled every flower?" My sister said "No." And the girl said "Well the ones that you don't stop to smell are probably the ones that smell the best, so smell all the flowers!!"

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

I love the way children think. They put a completely different and often innocent perspective on situations. Many a smile they can raise too. Nicely related.

Chris

[silentwriter180]

They sure do have creative minds, that's for sure. So much innocence!

[Neville]

That kid is a genius... this is a great little story & I do so hope it is true, right down to the letter..coz I wanna smell em all too..................... Neville

[silentwriter180]

Yes, it is a true story. My sister called me the next day to tell me about it and I thought it was a great experience, I just had to write down and include it in one of my stories on another site I belong to. It's always stuck in my mind & heart, especially when I see other kids enjoying life. I'd like to smell them all as well. :-) xo

[Neville]

How wonderful is that... and yes, let's start sniffing, but quietly, otherwise everyone will think we got a cold...... Neville