May the image take you to a perfect summer day, one in which you have no obligations or anything written on a schedule, and you are free to dream . . .
Young children don't need toys and technology to learn; they acquire knowledge through observing and being in nature, and allowing free run of their imagination.
I postulate that we adults, who have been trained out of this means of educating ourselves, could benefit by letting our wild spirit run free.
The beauty and exuberant burst of life that we see in nature are mirrored, I believe, in the innocence and joy of childhood -- in their pure forms, both impart truth, goodness, and joy to a world that is otherwise filled with cynicism, a drive for profits, and parking lots.
A glimpse into #childhood in Roman #Egypt - some wooden action #toys from Karanis: a toy sword, a toy hammer, and a toy weaver's comb.
Dating 1st to 4th century AD.