During this weird pandemic/major social injustice/crisis after crisis time, I need something positive to remind me why the world is a beautiful place. There are so many horrible things happening that need to be discussed and fixed, and this article is not to take away from those things. We are in a health crisis and a humanitarian crisis, at the same dang time. Hard and uncomfortable conversations are finally being had, yet progress in either of these vital areas is nothing but slow (and that is an incredibly optimistic statement).

But you know something that is consistently good? A kid. Kids cannot fathom hatred and death. They are not born to understand horrible problems with unnecessarily complicated solutions. Kids see the best in people, most see quick solutions to problems, and they all have an innocence that adults could use more of any day of the week. I love kids. They represent everything good in the world, and they will never realize that fact. Peter Pan figured it out so much earlier than the rest of us, but instead of not growing up, I choose to appreciate the little monsters for everything they are and everything they are not.