Entry Eleven
On impulse today I went to the crèche.
It's been awhile since I had and I had nothing scheduled on my agenda for this afternoon, and after my morning meditation this morning, I felt prompted to go look in on the younglings, so after class, I washed up and then went to the crèche.
Lucky for me, today was free art exercises. Painting, drawing, modeling clay and the like were in the various hands of the initiates as I arrived. Art always had been one of my favorite activities even as a child.
The Force tugged me along and I found Obi-Wan holed up in a corner, painting and he looked so serious about the whole thing, scrunching up his face in concentration, that it made me smile. He felt me watching him after a few minutes and he looked startled when I asked him to tell me about his painting.
It was the Force, he said.
I had never before considered painting or putting in color what the Force feels like. It was a very interesting concept, and it all came from the young mind of a five-year-old.
It was a very colorful painting. Pinks, Yellows, blues, greens and purples were on one side of the flimsiplast on the other side were dark colors, black, brown and red. The boy was very talented; I could tell that already, that even though it was abstract, he had skill in art.
I asked if he would mind if I joined him and he thought about it for a moment before allowed it, moving a little to give me some space. It felt that sense of rightness again. That's the only other word I can think of to describe how I felt as I set up my own paints and joined in his fun.
I really enjoyed myself this afternoon. I didn't finish the painting, but I promised I'd come back to finish it. I'm really looking forward to it.
After I left, I wandered to the gymnasium to do a little more training on my own. Instead, I ran into Sian, who promptly joined me in the sparring ring and we ended up having a competition to see who could win the most bouts in a row, loser of the most rounds buying dinner out.
I won.
It felt good to win, especially after that last prank he pulled and free food is always a bonus!
After all, I am a growing young man.