He is only 4, and loves drawing. His big blue eyes stares at the paper and his long eyelashes seem to guide him the way.
He keeps drawing sad faces, asking me how to draw sad faces...and just occasionally, one of them smiles...but very rarely.
He smiles while he points to his creation, and I try to smile too...but inside me, something breaks in pieces.
Why does he only draw sad faces?? I wonder and then replied to myself... that has to be what the experts would call "his way to express his feelings".
He is so special..and I knew it straight away, even when he hides under the tables or runs away as fast as his short legs let him do it and when I find him... I still know he is so special.
He is too young to know I think he is just an amazing creature in this planet or he is teaching me more that I could never teach him back.
He muddles up all the numbers but however, he seems to remember every single letter and sound. He is very keen on writing, and when he does it, I can see his brain is working so hard.
I just need to draw a smile face on his thumb to turn his face into a refection of the happiness.
At the end of the day, I don't really care if he doesn't know how number one looks like, or if he keeps eating every single piece of fruit he finds. I just really want him to stop looking down when things go wrong, stop running away when he thinks he had enough... or get cross when things are not how he wants. Then, I know after he gets that he will learn everything else, even quicker than the others.
I can't be his fairy tail, I can't show him life is wonderful and I can't let him know why reading is important. I just want him to carry on being brave, opening his eyes with that curiosity to find out what the world is about, I want him to run... run to the happiness that he deserves. I want him to shout help if he needs it and even cuddle sometimes.
We came from different world and lifes. He is probably much more special and brave than me.
He is my most important challenge and the best lesson I have never had at the same time.
He is magic, he is childhood, he is innocent, he is clever, he is just so special.