Happiness Is Key

Boogers,dirty hands, messy eating, potty training,screaming,crying,laughter,love,hate,fear,excitement-- children.

     At the park there are always children playing, having a blast. They yell at the top of their lungs as they are being chased by the person who is “it”. A game so simple yet so exciting. Anyone can play, all you have to do is run right? Wrong. The game of tag can’t be played by anyone. What about a child with no legs? Can he or she play a game of tag?  I didn't think so.

A young boy sits in his wheel chair. Excluded from the game of tag. He just watches all of the other children laughing,smiling,having fun. Something that every child should experience.  A blank expression on his face, glaring down the other kids. He looks angry,frustrated,but more than anything sad. I begin to cry. Why was he born with a disability? Why was he chosen to have to live with no legs? 

     I don’t understand why such horrible things happen to people with no control over them.  A childhood limited because he was born that way. Never able fully achieve what a normal child would. 

His mother is sitting next to him with a deck of cards. She starts to deal a hand for him and a hand for herself. The boy shouts “No I don’t want to play!” His mother softly says “Please Hunter,play for mommy”. Without wanting to, Hunter agrees. As they play cards, competing in a game of “Go Fish”, Hunter starts to laugh and smile. His face turns red from how hard he is laughing. He is enjoying himself, he is having some fun with just a deck of cards. He doesn't need to be a part of the game of tag. He doesn't need to be like everyone else to be happy. He finds some excitement in the simple game of cards. 

     The picture below represents something beautiful to me. "Believe" is such a strong and powerful word. To believe is to have hope and faith. This picture relates to my post by representing that all children should still believe in happiness even with their struggles.

     

Life throws obstacles our way throughout our entire life. We can dwell on the obvious, or gain something greater from it. I didn't expect to see the boy having any fun at the park that day. But he found a way. He found a way to let himself be happy. In life we can't dwell on all of the things wrong in our life. We have to try and find a way to be happy.

 http://blog.amsvans.com/young-photographer-brightens-lives-of-children-with-disabilities/ (Other information not available.)