Ah, babies.
I had the pleasure of meeting a brand new life today. A coworker of mine had his first child, a baby boy he named Jake.
It's quite overwhelming, holding a little babe not more than 48 hours old. My minds starts to race, thinking of all of the possibilities that lay before this little guy. What is the world going to be like when he's old enough to appreciate his surroundings? Not only with the obvious changes taking place in a few days, but with everything. What will schooling be like? Will there be new ways of learning? What will society be like? What impact can this little guy have on the world, be it large or small scale? What impact have I had? What impact can I still have?
For being fairly young, I feel like I've missed a few important opportunities. I wish that I would've gotten my degree in something I really love. I wish I wouldn't have let that Organic Chemistry class get the best of me, or else I'd probably be a nurse right now. I wish I would've moved out of Ohio, if only for a month.
Being around Jake today made me realize that these aren't necessarily regrets, because anything is still possible. Just as the whole world is open before him, so too are opportunities open for me. It would be a lot of work, but I can still go back to school for nursing. Maybe I could become a Labor and Delivery nurse and be revitalized on a daily basis. And maybe Steve and I could move away for a little while, and have our own little adventure as a married couple. Who knows? But nothing is out of reach.
So I want to thank Jake. Not yet 2 days old and already renewing in me a sense of confidence and importance. Pretty amazing being so small, yet so powerful.
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