To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and heart of the child. The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
How glorious a greeting the sun gives the mountains! ~John Muir (1838–1914)
Childhood is an Enchanted Adventure
The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart. ~Mencius, Book IV