Simple Pleasures!

I returned to simple pleasures while reading a childs story book to my, mum, then another, and another. time elapsed, when from the sitting room, I heard my son declare "my favourite is the one where the mum holds her son and looks out at the stars!" my son is 14! yet he recalls one of his favourite children's stories and fondley remembers the words.....in fact it isn't a mother and her son, it is two animals one big one small! where the theme is 'love never dies' yet in his mind as a child, he had created the characters to be a mum and her son, (that's us that is!)

It moved me to know that in the struggle to raise our children and protect them from the less desirable aspects of modern life, he had held on to the simple pleasures and memories of his bedtime stories as a small child, it reminded me to ensure I invest in this precious commodity and read to my grandson as often as possible, even though he is only 3 months old, already he relaxes in my arms and watches the pages as i tell him all about it! the investment of reading is not only a simple pleasure, it's a time for bonding and sharing of knowledge for life.