Reading children's books, again

I've just discovered why it is a good idea to read my favorite books from childhood again.

Not only does it put me back in touch with what was important to me then, but it also serves as a measurement of my journey in life.

So much of what I read as a child, I did not understand. I LOVED it, but I didn't understand.

Now those books, simple though they be, mean so much more.

The child in me remembers. The adult in me throws in new insights from my life now, that I did not have during the first reading.

So, off I go to bed, with "Summer of the Swans".