March 14, 2026 • BY Rachel Boult
The Most Precious Thing in the World
How bizarrely wonderful it must be to come into this world without any preconception, without bias, without doubt. To be held and cared for tenderly and absolutely. To be treasured and cooed over.
This is the preciousness of childhood.
The one thing I can make myself do is sit down with my child.
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Very well observed! We don’t think about the fleeting glimpse that our children have of the world as it should be. We forget sometimes that we once knew wonder. We once knew safety. We once knew simplicity.
Even children who have less than an ideal chance for a happy life have moments of joy when they see a beautiful butterfly.
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