Child at play

A child was at play. A boy who looked 6 to 7 years of age.

He was the gardener lady's kid you see. And she was there watering the plants around the apartment swimming pool i was taking a swim in that day.

Took a quiet hidden corner to sit and read after that as all the sitting area had people in them. While i was there i could overhear the lady speaking to her son but could only make out 'sebelah sini saja ya...'

As i got up to leave, i saw the boy fully cloth swimming in the kiddy pool at a section that was hidden from view behind the high wall of the running waters of the main pool.

Then i understood why 'sebelah sini saja..' He saw me as i made my way out and i smiled at him because a child should play. Then he happily kept on swimming.

'Sebelah sini saja' because that was a hidden play time.

The water was amazing that beautiful sunny morning and i enjoyed my swim tremendously. And i bet he too was relishing in that.

'Sebelah sini saja' because the order of things dictate that only residents and their visitors :) could use that pool.

And i bet in his child-like manner that too is understood, that's why the cautious swim in only that hidden region.

But did i mention the water was amazing that morning? And that yes, he was not suppose to be in it but a child really deserves to play, no?

Then it got me thinking of how he sees the pool every time he follows his mother over and because of again the order of things - he is excluded out of the list of the people that can use that pool. 

Excluded because you got to be able to afford that privileges. Privileges do come with a price. Some can pay it and some cannot. The 'cans' because circumstances and choices that encompass and make their lives brought them to that position where they can; the 'cannots' because again circumstances and choices that encompass and make their lives brought them to a position where they cannot.

And yet there are times and will be more where paths cross between those of the opposite ends of the spectrum. We're all in this together, whichever side of the spectrum we are.

We have similarities and yes, differences too but maybe just maybe; let's just remember to be kind to each other.

Yes, he was not suppose to but he looked so happy. And since i'm not the management (even if i was); a happy child at play should be left just that, no? Or even if it can't, then do it well? Be kind even when we need to be assertive?

The next time the cleaner lady mops the floor; we could afford to wait til it dries or maybe walk around it, no?

We walk so fast pass each other sometimes we forgot to look at the person.