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Innocence of a child

There was something about him, that grabbed my attention, right away. I couldn’t figure it out. Perhaps it was just the ambiance of youth. The little boy was very young. He couldn’t have been older than 5. There was a brightness in his eyes I have never seen before, in anyone. It was like he possessed the light of god, right there in his pupils.

Or maybe it was his complexion, very clear and creamy white. He wasn’t old enough to discover stress or worries.
He had this carefree glow in his face, almost like he was always at peace.

There was an innocence in the way he viewed the world. His eyes were wide and bright. He had this way of observing the world around him with complete trust. And at the same time he looked at the world around him, in wonder. Like it was too much to take in all at once, but he tried.

The way he spoke to his mother,the tone of his young voice. It had an innocent quality to it. It really showed his youth. The way he spoke with such reverence, for someone his age. Almost divine.

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