Oh, my sleeping child
@inday312saylon (747)
Philippines
May 9, 2008 5:14am CST
"Oh, my sleeping child, the world is so wild..but you build your own paradise"..so goes the lines from the song My Sleeping Child by Michael Learns to Rock.
I find it engrossing to watch my children as they sleep. I envy the peace and contentment their faces convey. But then I would ask myself some questions like, what would their future be like? Would they go through the same experiences as I did? Would the world be a better place for them?I cannot help but worry over what they would become when they grow up. But then I always remind myself that I am only their care taker. I cannot hold them forever in my folds. The least that I could do is pave their way for a bright future, give them all the love that I could give..and for the meantime, always watch them sleep as long as I am able to.
What about you? Do you also watch your babies while they are tucked in bed sleeping? What are thoughts that cross your mind? Please share.
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
9 May 08
I love watching my kids when they are sleeping..they look so innocent and sweet...with no cares in this world. I even catch them giggling in their sleep:)
I wonder how they will be when they grow up...how they will look...what will they do...what will be their life's calling...etc..etc.
But in our custom, we aren't supposed to watch a child sleeping. The belief is that a child will come down with fever. I don't know how that can happen...my kids have never had fever when I watched them sleep.
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@inday312saylon (747)
• Philippines
9 May 08
Really...I didn't know there is a custom like that in this world. THanks for sharing. But between the two of us, it's such a serene feeling to watch them sleep right? Happy Mother's Day to you!
@spoiled311 (5500)
• Philippines
9 May 08
yeah i can only imagine. i also like the looks on kids' faces when they sleep...i have yet to hav a child of my own. maybe someday, then i would be able to look at my own child's face and just wonder about God's amazing creation.
happy mother's day to you! "-)
@inday312saylon (747)
• Philippines
9 May 08
Thank you so much for the Mother's Day greetings. I should tell you motherhood is a roller-coaster ride and so full of ambivalent feelings like wanting to let go and not wanting to let go. Sometimes I think I am crazy because I would wish for them not to grow up into adults anymore, for them to stay as kids forever. I know it's a selfish thought but I just could not get rid of the worries for them. But I'm done with that now.
@Prophet_Warrior (93)
• Philippines
9 May 08
Oh how I love to watch them as the sleep the night away. Just like you, I see them at peace with themselves with nothing to worry about. I just thank the Lord for giving me the opportunity to minister unto them. And I go on to pray and ask God to help me train them in the way they should go. And God would saved their souls and call them to serve Him.
@inday312saylon (747)
• Philippines
9 May 08
Oh yes, Teach them the way they should go, for when they are old, they will not depart from it!
I love to listen to Kid's praise with my two boys. Keep it up. God bless.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
10 Aug 11
I so love the sight of a sleeping child. He actually resembles an angel to my sight when he sleeps. I love to see him travelling the world of dreams while his eyes are closed from the noise of this world. If only a child could remain a child so that he is free from all the anxieties of this world. But they surely will have to grow and face this world one day soon.
