Little Boys wild at heart
God made a world out of His dreams,
Of magic mountains, oceans and streams,
Prairies and plains and wooded land.
Then paused and thought, "I need someone to stand,
On top of the mountains, to conquer the seas,
Explore the plains and climb the trees.
Someone to start out small and grow,
Sturdy and strong like a tree" and so
He created boys, full of spirit and fun
To explore and conquer, to romp and run
With dirty faces, and banged up chins
With courageous hearts and boyish grins.
And when He had completed the task He'd begun,
He surely said, "That's a job well done."
Author Unknown
To all the men reading here, may this poem inspire you to recapture the exploring and wild nature with which God has created you. Don't forget to play, don't take life too seriously. For all those who have not yet, read Wild at Heart by John Aldridge. It will change the way you think about yourself. It sure changed the way I think about my husband and my two boys. Life as we live it has a very artificial flavour. We all need holidays in the bosveld or Drakensberg, where we can just see life as it really is. Man, I need a holiday like that - out in open spaces, with mountains to explore and streams to put my feet in. We used to do quite a bit of hiking when we were still at school, and how I miss that! Not only for the beautiful scenery and the musty smell of the Tsitsikamma forest floor, but also for those moments where I could just sit at a waterfall, and stare, and feel my heart alive again. I remember one very special moment on the Prospector's hike in the Eastern Transvaal, when I turned 17. The hut was called Sacremento Creek. It was my first birthday with Johan as my boyfriend. He carried a beautiful silver locket in a dainty little tin that he had bought in Pilgrim's Rest. It was the best birthday ever! On the way to the hut earlier that day, it was misty and we almost walked straight into some wild horses. I also remember sitting on a large rock that day and reading from Galatians with a very good friend of mine. Good times, good stuff!
Of magic mountains, oceans and streams,
Prairies and plains and wooded land.
Then paused and thought, "I need someone to stand,
On top of the mountains, to conquer the seas,
Explore the plains and climb the trees.
Someone to start out small and grow,
Sturdy and strong like a tree" and so
He created boys, full of spirit and fun
To explore and conquer, to romp and run
With dirty faces, and banged up chins
With courageous hearts and boyish grins.
And when He had completed the task He'd begun,
He surely said, "That's a job well done."
Author Unknown
To all the men reading here, may this poem inspire you to recapture the exploring and wild nature with which God has created you. Don't forget to play, don't take life too seriously. For all those who have not yet, read Wild at Heart by John Aldridge. It will change the way you think about yourself. It sure changed the way I think about my husband and my two boys. Life as we live it has a very artificial flavour. We all need holidays in the bosveld or Drakensberg, where we can just see life as it really is. Man, I need a holiday like that - out in open spaces, with mountains to explore and streams to put my feet in. We used to do quite a bit of hiking when we were still at school, and how I miss that! Not only for the beautiful scenery and the musty smell of the Tsitsikamma forest floor, but also for those moments where I could just sit at a waterfall, and stare, and feel my heart alive again. I remember one very special moment on the Prospector's hike in the Eastern Transvaal, when I turned 17. The hut was called Sacremento Creek. It was my first birthday with Johan as my boyfriend. He carried a beautiful silver locket in a dainty little tin that he had bought in Pilgrim's Rest. It was the best birthday ever! On the way to the hut earlier that day, it was misty and we almost walked straight into some wild horses. I also remember sitting on a large rock that day and reading from Galatians with a very good friend of mine. Good times, good stuff!
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