Thyme Heals
We took our two young kids to see Avatar this past Saturday. Having cried her eyes out over Titanic, the other James Cameron movie, I was glad to hear our 12-year old daughter commenting “that was a fun movie!”. Our 8-year old, however, did not weather it well. First he refused to cry when the old holy tree got shot down; then he picked a fight and pushed his sister’s buttons before the movie credits went up. I offered to hold him and even encouraged his tears because, I told him, “grown up men cry too” but the mood didn’t change.
“Would you like to plant something of your own?” my daughter solicited once I whispered how sad the movie had made her brother. And that was exactly what he needed! I guess somehow planting and the prospect of taking care of a “tree” of his own made it okay to shed tears without crying.
Thyme, out of all the herbs was the one my son picked up at the nursery. Thyme heals.