Waiting on the World to Change

Sometimes I'm reminded how innocent a child can be.

Today we were on the way home from a birthday party. Jak fell asleep and Paige and I were listening to music while she rummaged through her Pump it Up goody bag. John Mayer's song "waiting on the world to change" was on. Paige has heard it a hundred times but she asks me "mom, why is he waiting on the world to change?" At this moment I'm stumped. I've been getting used to answering her constant queries about what things are and what words mean but this one seemed very profound. So I thought for a moment and told her that he was waiting for the other people in the world to understand that being nice is better than being mean. I probably could have thought of a better explanation but this seemed to settle her curiosity because a few moments later she said "hey, where did my Nerds go?". And that was that. She moved on and I'm left thinking - wow she has no idea what's out there and what is waiting for her as she grows older. I can only hope that the world becomes a better place as the years go on. I feel slightly better knowing in my heart that the generations after us do live in a much different mindset than my generation and the ones before me. So enjoy your children now while they are sweet and innocent...well, most of the time!