It's All About the View

A beautiful day to be alive. To know that your children are where they are suppose to be. To know they are safe. To take a moment and not worry... about anything. A wonderful day to realize that, even though it's been raining off and on all day... There is a different perspective to everything. I think about my boys a lot (who of course, doesn't think about their children a lot) I think about their past, present, near and distant future. I think about what they are going through in order to fit into "our" world. I think about how they see the world around them. Once something has their attention, they will do almost anything to be near it, touch it, taste it, or get it . How they study almost everything they come into contact with:

The first year we went to Disneyland they fell in love with Excalibur. They inspected every inch, and once that was done, they were fascinated with moving it a little.

That Christmas, the boys were so fascinated with the branches and limbs on the Christmas tree that we couldn't keep them away from it.

Both boys have always been fascinated with wheels. They could watch anything that goes round and round, for what seems like forever.


Daniel's current fascination is studying water. The sink, the outside faucet the toilet. Doesn't matter, he inspects everything, over and over.

Oh, to have that fascination with anything. So intense, you study it for virtually hours. Seeing it from every angle, trying to see what makes it work. Where is it coming from, where does it goes? How does it feel? How does it taste? What makes it work? So on and so on and so on. Never seemingly wondering why it is, but wanting to know what it is. So innocent, so pure, so questioning that you seek out your own answers.

To be able live in the moment, to see things and people for what they are, another piece of this big world we live in. To not have any ulterior motives. To go directly for what you want with no pretext. Simply to want to see, touch and experience what catches your eye. Granted it isn't always a good or safe thing, but it is... genuine curiosity. Not to have a worry in the world and simply live.

Not knowing what a grudge is or how to hold one. To truly forgive any wrong done to you - crying, getting over what made you cry, going on to the next adventure willingly. Not holding onto baggage that people can carry for years, for moving forward without a care in the world. Ready for that next experience.

Maybe it's time for us to pay more attention to how people on the autistic spectrum see things. Quirks to some - for them, pure unadulterated curiosity at the very least. Learning at every turn. Enjoy today. Enjoy everything you see, feel, smell and experience.