Puzzles

Who would have thought that making a puzzle with a 2 year old can be such inspiration to connecting to the true meaning of life?

That's what happened today. As the guys and I were busy making our World puzzle I was very inspired.

With the natural compassion bestowed to mothers, I gave the guy pieces to fit into the puzzle and asked him, "Hmm, Noam, maybe this piece goes here wanna try?"

And of course his world lit up when, behold, the piece fit! He felt so proud.

We too are here to fit pieces into a puzzle.

In reality I could have built the puzzle for him in about 4 minutes, it was one of those gigantic size piece puzzles, you know what I mean? But why did I help him and allow him to figure it out?

The reason is obvious yet profound in our understanding of our relationship to this world, our potential and to our creator.

We want our children to accomplish. That's it really. We can give them all the answers and do things for them and spoon feed them until they are adults, but we choose to guide them along in a way that gives them safety within the boundaries but free will to blossom into free will thinkers who will feel a sense of accomplishment in their tasks.

We too, like the little guys, are here in this world to feel that sense of accomplishment. God really could have gotten you that job, that man, that car, that personality trait, whatever it may be that you feel you are working towards in life. But then we'd be robots and God doesn't need that and you don't want that. He wants a relationship with us where we are actively choosing and seeking out meaning in everything we do. Even in making a puzzle with a baby.