Eternity in An Hour

Dear Daughter,

Yesterday we looked through Papa's book that he made for you on the iPad, since we are waiting for the hard copy to come.

I cannot tell you the Joy that those moments brought to me.

When you saw the picture of the bubbles in your hands, you lit up the whole room with your smile. Papa had told you that I was going to do something special with that picture, and now you got to see it.

And, when we got to the end, and you saw the drawing that we had made of the Yin and Yang, you said, "Heart and Brain are Like Yin and Yang!"

Words failed me.

I Love You,

Papa

Heart and Brain

Dear Daughter,

Last evening, while getting ready for bed, you asked me, "Papa, what is the most specialist part of our bodies? The Heart or the Brain?"

I told you that they were both equally important, that without the Brain, the Heart would not know how to beat, and without the Heart, the Brain would die.

I then told you about the Chinese concept of Yin and Yang and I drew the figure for you as part of our Buglette Chronicle. We talked about how in the circle there is Light and there is Dark, but they are not opposites, but they are connected. For, within the Light, there is  always a piece of the Dark and the other way around. And, only in the presence of the Dark, can you see just how brilliant the Light is, for otherwise, everything were merely be dull. And, it is necessary to have both the Light and the Dark in order to have a Perfect Circle, complete with its Imperfections.

You said, "Ah, yes, that is what the Peacock in Kung Fu Panda says, 'something Light and something Dark will come."

Exactly.

So, without our mind, we cannot Love with our hearts, but, without our hearts, our brains would never know what Love is.

Remember, Heart and Brain are like Yin and Yang.

I Love You,

Papa

A Game of Chess

Dear Daughter,

Happy New Year!

With each New Year, and each new day, life will bring us challenges that may seem too big to overcome at times.

However, when we take such challenges one move at a time, as in a game of chess, we can deal with them.  Sometimes, in Life, there is no winner, nor loser though. You will hear a lot of talk about winning and losing as you grow up, but always remember, that the most important thing is whether or not you participate and how you react to games that you win, or ones that you lose.

In chess, there is also a Stalemate, in which the game can go no further, and each side must concede. Knowing when to concede or when to keep playing will serve you far better than how many times you win.

Life is not a game of Chess, though. Life is much, much richer and complex in its beauty and challenges than a single game could ever be.

I Love You,

Papa