If everyone could live with the spirit of the child, the world would be a better place. As these photos of the playful local children in Anegada show, the British Virgin Islands is not a bad place for a kid to grow up. Image by Owen Buggy The joyous shots reminded me of the words of a recent visitor to Necker, 12-year-old Connor. He said to me: I don’t want to have an ordinary life.” It was a very sweet and very sensible thing to say - I’m sure if he’s that determined then he will have an extraordinary life. Playing is one of the most important parts of life, and something that too many people forget to put into practice. Ive always loved the English writer Aldous Huxleys way of putting this: The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm. Image by Owen Buggy Or, to put it in the words of the American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr: “Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing.”
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 08:15:21 +0000
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