What you see is what you get?

Recently "G," otherwise more properly know as, "Griffin," turned 5 years old.  He's grown some, but he's not overly tall for his age.  He's gained some weight, but you really can't say that he's chubby.  His run is more of a shuffle.  He's got glasses that Mr. Magoo would be lucky to have and he's got hair like Dennis the Menace.  Amazingly enough, he's a good reminder of the complexity of people.  Often enough, we look to categorize people so that we can better understand the world.  That's exceptionally difficult to do with a child because aside from major themes, their personalities usually aren't determined until they are much older.

That said, why is this important to know?  Well, G, has a very simplistic, naïve point of view that is pretty normal for a 5-year old, but it's also balanced by an innate wisdom and strength of will not normally found in much older people.  It's impressive.  Am I biased?  …a bit, no doubt.  However, and this is the important part, he reminds me that I shouldn't lose that balance that comes quite naturally to him.