I'm wondering...about innocence.
Among other things, how does this time of year play into it? For the most part, we seem to want to let our guard down a little and believe in something more…innocent, for a moment.
Innocence is often referenced as something lost. Perhaps this is why we watch for opportunities to reclaim it somehow. Why certain situations, places, or times of year seem to enable us to suspend the things that have taken it from us.
In these ways, we often opt for things that make us feel like a child again. The cynicism of growing older resubmits itself to the possibility that, even for a moment, things could be uncomplicated, simple, pure, good, and hopeful again.
We all had a kind of innocence and most love a chance to feel it again.
