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Happy New Year, my fine friends and loyal readers.<\/strong> I hope all is well with you and the world that surrounds you. Coming off the holiday season, it occurred to me (not, by any means, a unique thought) that wouldn’t it be nice if everyone looked at life through the eyes of a child? Here’s a parable that reflects such a thought. Stash<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Lesson To Be Learned<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was Sunday… a snowy January morning…
\nMartha Mouse peeked out of her burrow window.
\nShe knew that she didn\u2019t have any school today…
\nShe had nothing else to do but play and play and play.<\/p>\n

Squirming out of her warm flannel pajamas,
\nMartha moved quietly, not wanting to rouse her family.
\nShe dressed in her winter coat, scarf, and mittens…
\nTip toeing next door to her friends, the Katzenjammer kittens.<\/p>\n

The house was dark and its curtains were still drawn;
\nMartha tapped lightly at the bedroom window of her friends.
\nRubbing the sleep from their eyes, Carl and Cathy smiled…
\nThey saw it was their neighbor Martha, the little mousey child.<\/p>\n

Through the panes of frosted glass, Martha explained
\nThat though very early, the day ahead lay full of promise…
\nThere was icy excitement and adventure to be found
\nIn the soft snowy blanket that now carpeted the ground.<\/p>\n

The kittens quickly dressed and joined their friend outside.
\nOf necessity, they also moved with quick, deliberate stealth…
\nYou see, their home harbored a deep intolerance towards mice.
\nTo be seen in rodent company, well… that just wasn\u2019t nice.<\/p>\n

Disregarding family orders, throwing caution to the wind,
\nCarl and Cathy crept outdoors to Martha, their secret playmate.
\nThe loving friends spent their day in bliss, frolicking in the snow.
\n(It surely wouldn\u2019t hurt their parents, if their parents didn\u2019t know.)<\/p>\n

The friends shared hours of joy… of pure innocent delight;
\nMaking angels in winter\u2019s powdery gift, constructing forts,
\nThrowing snowballs, slip-sliding on the frozen lake…
\nThey shared a warmth that prejudice could not unmake. <\/p>\n

Afternoon\u2019s sun began to dim; the playmates parted with a hug…
\nIt was a day woven from childhood\u2019s innocent intentions.
\nThe friends had played in harmony… without hostility or shame…
\nSuch a pity that most grownups are unable to do the same.<\/p>\n

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