We spent the day mostly with children – first our own kids and grandkids, and later with nieces and their kids.  And as we were finally going home I began thinking of all the children we haven’t seen in so long and how informative it is to talk with children.  From the youngest to the oldest – there was so much to learn.  The silly world of extreme behavior on tik-tok, the stupid world of the army (where one of the grand-nieces is finishing her 2 years on the beach in the heat wave in long pants and thick t-shirts because the army ruled last year that the women have to dress conservatively), the challenging world of incurable diseases and caring for elderly, the dangerous world of the future – all the worlds that exist right next to us.  I’ve been with friends my own age for so long: it is really time to expand our little universes just a bit.