Roald Dahl, writing about his father...
"He harboured a very curious idea about how to develop a sense of beauty in the minds of his children. Every time my mother became pregnant, he would wait until the last three months of her pregnancy and then he would announce to her that 'the glorious walks' must begin."
"These glorious walks consisted of him taking her to places of great beauty in the countryside and walking with her for about an hour each day so that she could absorb the splendour of the surroundings."
"His theory was that if the eye of a pregnant woman was constantly observing the beauty of nature, this beauty would somehow become transmitted to the mind of the unborn baby within her womb and that baby would grow up to be a lover of beautiful things."
We've begun our "glorious walks" a little early...but with aspens and colors like these...who could resist? Colorado is one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen - I never get tired of seeing my mountains.
What a beautiful time to begin walking! And what a great place to do it! (But this is proof that Dahl's father was not necessarily right -- I didn't do a lot of walking with you! On the other hand, there WERE the books....)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post, Jenn. I have no doubt your baby will grow up to be a "lover of beautiful things," both physical and spiritual. You live in such a beautiful place where you can readily see God's handiwork. p.s. cute baby bump!
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