Those big brown eyes staring and not knowing what all is out there. That picture that sits on my shelf is a constant reminder of innocence that I used to have growing up as a little girl. This picture is of a little brown eyed girl in pigtails with a look of her own not caring what is going on because she doesn’t need to. I find it so funny now looking at that picture and knowing that I used to be just like her. Not really knowing or caring because I was too little to realize that the world was so much more than I could have ever imagined.
Many times I draw inspiration from pictures as I have found something in this picture that reminds me of being young and not having a care in the world and then to think of where I am now and where I have come.
It is something that takes place with in us when one day it just all makes sense that there is a world out there and that we are a part of it. Little kids never really have that sense of responsibility but we all grow up and come to terms with it. Another thing that really strikes me especially after looking at this picture is an innocence that we have as children, but all that is stripped away from us because we are forced to grow up. It is sad and tears my heart apart when I see kids that are involved in situations that cause them to grow up faster than they should. I want to stop them and make them realize that they are going to miss this. Which reminds me of the country song, your going to miss this, and how it talks about growing up and letting the days go by so fast with out realizing or enjoying all that life truly has to offer.
I work with junior high and high schools kids on a weekly basis and I desperately want to reach out and pour into their lives so that they realize what the world is and show them that becoming lost in worldly things is destructive. Being a little girl and wearing that pretty dress, all dressed up pretending I was older now is only a fading memory, oh how I wish I could go back to those days. When I see little girls I want so desperately to make them stay young and never grow up. All to often they grow up and sadly give into all the world has to offer and end up defiling the beautiful body that God gave them and it makes me so sad. Don’t ever loose that innocence that you once had.
I want to write a book on this very topic. It would be to girls in Jr. High and High school. However with the rate at which things are moving these days I could see the book going to much younger girls. Be careful I say and proceed with caution. Know the world in which you live in, but avoid being corrupted. In all, always remember as you grow up what is was like to be a little girl and not have all of the pressures of the world upon you. There are days that I look at this picture and wonder why I ever had to grow up. After going through all that I have been through, I don’t want you to ever grow up and experience the hurt, guilt, and sadness that I have experienced. Let me shelter you and guide you.
