While in Kenya this last March one of the things we got to do was take the school on their first field trip. We took them to the Bomas of Kenya. Boma in Swahili means home. At the Bomas they have many tribal dances you can watch and then tour homes of the various tribes of Kenya. The kids and adults at the school were so excited. You could smell the excitement in the air among them.
After we arrived at the school we hung around waiting to arrange things for the 225+ that came on the trip. While we were standing around two of the boys came to me and asked for a picture. They are actually the two boys in the back left of the picture. When they lined up the other boys saw what was about to take place many of them came running to get in the picture or in one of their own. As the "mob" grew and I got ready to take the picture an airplane from a nearby airport flew over. Many of the kids LOVE airplanes and want to be pilots. As the plane flew over they all became distracted looking at and pointing at the plane forgetting the chaos around them. I caught them in their excitement and awe pointing and forgetting why they were standing where they were. The were lost in the moment.
It was so much fun to see their excitement as each plane passed. It was these things that we are far more used to that were first time experiences for them that were highlights of their trip.
It made me recall how we often become calloused to things we have seen/experienced before and no longer appreciate them. We miss something. Something amazing. Simple. Incredible. Something awesome that leaves children with their eyes wide open and jaws hanging. I hope that in our life of experiences and new things that we don't forget to stop and appreciate the things that once amazed and value and learn from them.
May we be in awe and in wonder of "the plane in the sky" once again where we forget all that is around us...just for a moment.
Until Dukey Drops Again....Much Love
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