The Beauty of youth and the misunderstanding of life or the actual total Understanding of life from a 4-year-old is astounding. Yesterday was my Grandfathers 78th birthday and I spent the day reminiscing on all the things I learned from him. I took from him strict love, Tattoos, Military (because of him i joined), Faith. I loved my Grandfather so much, when I heard of His passing I had to sit down and weep for about 15 min. I was driving in my car with my 4-year-old and she said “Papa is today your grandpa’s birthday” I replied yes it is sweetie but Grampy is in Heaven and Daddy misses him very much. My 4-year-old without any hesitation grabbed my hand and looked right in my eyes and said “It’s ok Poppy I miss him too, I also miss my Cat” and then she squeezed my hand and promptly said “Actually i miss my Great grandpa and my Great great grandpa and my great great great grandpa and my great great great great grandpa….but its good there is a heaven cause I really miss the cat” not only did I find this funny but the fact that her English is with a strong German accent she sounded like Dexter from Dexter’s laboratory. My 4-year-old has not actually met my Grandfather nor has she ever met the cat That was living at her Grandparents house before she was born. What I found interesting was her reactions to my feeling. She sympathized with my feelings of sadness based on that she really wants a Cat and she would be really sad if that cat died. Live Life, Love Life, Respect Life ,Be happy.
