Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Puff the Magic Dragon

I well-up every time I sit down to read Gabriel this book.  Seriously!  It's actually kind of disturbing & I can't control it.  No matter hard I try, I CANNOT get through Puff the Magic Dragon with dry eyes.

Now I'm the kind of person that finds *meaning* in almost everything.  A bird appears out of nowhere and  it's a message of some kind. I look at the clock at precisely 6:12 & I know my grandfather is near
 
So I decided to ponder those uncontrollable tears & here's what I finally came up with - The book - which is really just the song in print - is trying to tell me to enjoy my son & his childhood while I still can.  Because one day soon, sooner than I might like, sealing wax and silly strings are going to make way for other stuff.


"A Dragon lives forever, not so little girls and boys
painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys..."

Crying yet?

With that I've come to realize that "Balance" is my life lesson this time around.  Being able to balance my wants and needs with those of my family...especially the precious, oh so impressionable little cargo.  After all :

Balance = Bliss

I do find that when I am in balance, everything else in my life seems to harmoniously fall into place.   Just like magic!  Yet, it is something I struggle with everyday.  Why? 

"One grey night it happened, jackie paper came no more
And puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.
His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave,
So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave"

5 comments:

Crunchy Diva said...

wow how moving & how true we have such precious little time with the small people we are graced with to raise. i agree with you balance for me also = bliss.

Annie Dee said...

So true! I just went through a period where I refocused on my family. I just gave everything up, now I'm trying to find a balance between everything again. I guess Im trying to reboot myself!

MerCurios said...

Yes ladies, definitely not an easy task. We are the worst when it comes to self-imposed "guilt" too. Today, everything else took a back seat. After picking him up from preschool we went to the park for a few hours - my way of "trying" xo, MJ

alexkeller said...

it's so hard to remember to enjoy all the little things - and don't read the velveteen rabbit - you'll probably cry like i do ...

MerCurios said...

While I never actually read the book; Gabriel & I have watched The Velveteen Rabbit on DVD. Yes, I sobbed... *sigh*