As a child shares what he sees or senses, adults normally disregard the information as 'made up'. The children often are told to stop telling stories which diminishes the brilliance of the mind. As we grow, we learn the necessity of keeping quiet about things we believe to be precise and accurate. Farther along, we censor what is shared knowing no one listens.
Years ago in GUIDEPOST magazine, a story was shared about a little boy who almost drowned in his backyard pool. He told his mom that a man came and helped him to safety. The mom was puzzled as the yard was completely enclosed with a privacy fence and locked gates. She had seen her son floundering at the bottom of the pool. When she ran outside, the boy was out of the pool, and no one else was present.
The mother and child went back inside. Later, the little boy searched for his mom to show her an old picture of the man who saved him. The man was his father who had died after the son's birth. He told his mom in great detail of characteristics and physical identification. An open mind and healthy imagination assist us to experience the bigger picture.
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