Today I took the kids on a field trip. I figured it was high time to do so.
I took a few pictures and wondered why it is that smiles almost never appear on their faces. I know it isn't practical to smile all the time, but seriously?
It reminds me of the old days when photographs were taken, folks just didn't smile. Why is that? Was life hard? Was there no joy?
I try daily to try to get these kids to find joy despite circumstances. I try to get them to focus on blessings rather than those things they wish they had, but don't need.
I think that they don't smile because they are told to stand still and they think that even a smile will ruin the picture. ~~Gus
ReplyDeleteYou know, you could have something there. In the old days, the photos took much longer to actually capture and they were terribly loud compared to now.
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