The world has blessed with us endless wonders, and I realized something that I have already known, and have never given it much thought as I did a few nights ago.
The other night my little baby girl of 10 months was laying fast asleep in my arms. Her head settled in my left while my right cradling her bottom and legs. There she had her eyes closed, knowing that she is dreaming only what babies can comprehend and left as a mystery to the rest of us. Her even and slow breathes and the rising of her little chest against mine, made my world stop. I tried capturing that moment, and stared at her for minutes and it could have been for hours and even days if that could be possible. The little beauty in my arms, is not only a creation of my wife and I, a true gift of life, but my daughter who I will always never to cease loving. The calmness in her eyes and the slight smile of her red lips and the softness of her cheeks gave excitement to my heart. This feeling that you get, is just like the first time that you fallen in love, and gazing at her all I do is fall in love with her over and over again.
My mortality comes to mind when you have such a great purpose and a precious gift in your arms. You want to live forever making sure that you can watch over her and make sure no harm ever comes her way and that you are there for every stage of her life. But alas, that is not possible, and the most that I can do is to make sure that I provide what I can, with the time that I have left.
I look forward to each day of watching her grow, form words, take an extra step, smile at the silliest of things, laugh out loud randomly, cry when hungry, stretch out her little arms to be held and then become saddened every night when she closes her eyes and goes to sleep. For now she is not of age to comprehend that each day is precious, and innocence and naiveness is a blessing in disguise for her until she comes of age and realizes that she too has a limit. For her time is endless.
So as each day passes, I realize I have one less day with her. So to all of you fathers and mothers, you can slow down time, just by taking the time to look unto the face of your child no matter what the age, and lose yourself in thought. Don't look at a clock or watch or rush off to do something, just enjoy it and it will seem like an eternity.
