Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again;" and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never go tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. The repetition in Nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical encore. G.K. Chesterton
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Jen
10/3/2011 04:01:22 am
The last line is perfect. I may have to use it describing the Calendar of Firsts.
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10/12/2011 02:03:22 am
I love GK Chesterson. I went through a time where I was trying to read as much of his writing as possible.
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