"Look at the moon," my son shouts excitedly. Our son's best friend joins in the celebration, and soon the whole room is looking out of the window, enjoying this simple sight.
It's not the first time we've 1 our love of the moon as a family. Last time we celebrated as we sat in a taxi after a meaningful day trip. Both our son and little daughter were jumping around with 2 in the back of the cab at the sight of the big golden October harvest moon. The driver couldn't help but join in the simple joy.
In order not to 3 the moon whenever it appears, we even 4 our bedroom to the back of the house. So our son has a 5 from Bath in the East to the Forest in the West. It has paid off as he often now shouts down to us about sunrises, sunsets, rainbows or a storm.
I'm not sure if he knows just 6 this pleases me. At seven, it feels like he is starting to understand more about the rhythm of life, the passing of time, and how it 7 us humans. He knows that the sun doesn't 8 rise in one place, that it travels 9 the sky. He knows that clouds will gather near hills or mountains and a rainbow often 10 rain. It feels like he is developing a 11 connection with the earth through the 12 he spends sitting on his windowsill.
He then understands what he is enjoying is temporary (短暂的). The 13 doesn't stay full for long and rainbows disappear quickly. 14, he's catching those moments with both 15 and holding them in his arms. And what I love about this the most is that his first thoughts are always to share this joy with those whom he loves.
