And a little child shall lead them

We spend our whole childhood trying to grow-up and be adults then we spend our adult years missing our youth.  There is an exuberance, an innocence, and a wonder found in childhood that our modern culture turns very quickly to disappointment, bitterness, and apathy.  This is no way to live, it is merely a miserable existence.  This is why we need beauty, wonder, and joy in our lives, to remind us of what it is to live.  One cannot look upon the star strewn heavens and feel apathetic in that moment of wonder.  Perhaps this is also why we have children, they teach us all that we have forgotten about wonder, joy, and curiosity.  This is also what the Kingdom of Heaven requires; blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God!  Who else can find joy in rocks and empty milk jugs?  They still believe in fairies and monsters under the bed and unicorns.  This is certainly wisdom!  We then are the fools who forget to marvel at such simple pleasures and thereby take the world far too seriously.