Puddle Handshakes

Childhood is the world of miracle and wonder;

as if creation rose, bathed in the light,

out of the darkness,

utterly new and fresh and astonishing.

-Eugene Ionesco

"Mom, come here."

"Yes?"

"Come shake hands with the puddle."

"With the puddle? How do I do that?"

"Stretch your hand out and slip it right into the puddle. Now move it around. There, now you've shaken hands with the puddle."