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I was at the recycling center yesterday and there was a little boy (maybe 4 years old) with his mom. He was throwing glass bottles and jars into the bins and everytime he would throw one and hear it break he'd shriek with absolute joy, "Did you hear that?" It was infectious. I almost gave him my one glass jar but I wanted the pleasure of throwing it myself. When he ran out of jars and bottles a man there gave him his last jar so he could get one more thrill.

It reminded me of when my son was little and the simplest things gave him such joy. One day we rode the bus to the park (we could have driven but the bus was more exciting). While we waited for the bus a train went by and big cement trucks pulled into the business next door. The boy was in heaven.