In days of old, animals believed
humans to likewise have a soul
Children mostly still think this way today.
Their limbs are small and weak.
The heart however holds
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I wonder. When did my kids go from children to jaded "think like adults" and did I even notice?
Did the first kid stay innocent for longer, since he didn't have adults telling him things weren't as shiny and pretty, because we wanted to protect his innocence? And did the last kid become jaded too young, thanks to the older kids who wanted to prove what they know to be the truth about the world?
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