The Way We Were

I look back at several of my friends and family and I'm so proud of what they've become in life. They've become persons of importance, grandeur, responsibility, maybe even celebrity. But I still view them as the kids or simple youth we were. Because of my travels, I haven't met many of them in several years. Yet, I like to think that is how they still see themselves, too. Young. Bright-eyed and dreamy. Simple. That is how I imagine I would treat them too if I came across them any day. I wonder if they'd like that or have they identified with the cloak of importance? When I contemplate how the world may see us today, it seems like such a heavy and cumbersome existence. But who we are in our hearts determines how we live and dream. May you all retain the hearts of childhood within you.