From the eyes of a child

- Where are you going?

Timon, I am in a rush, I will tell you later, ok?
- You no play with me no more...
And then I realized that no matter how much my rush was I had to at least tell him some words before I would leave....

Listen Tim, I have an appointment Immigra... with some people who are deciding if I can stay in this country or not...
-Me no understand...
There was no way and no time to explain it all all so I just said:
Tim, I will tell you the whole thing later, ok? Right now I am gonna be late, like when I forget you have swimming lessons and then we have to run...
Ok, me understands....
I will pick you up from Kindergarten, and then we will have the whole afternoon, with Jonas. The three so us, ok?
-Cool!
Ok I see ya!
- Chuss(Bye!) Carlos!!!
In the afternoon we were having fun just like always and I thought he forgot the whole thing of the morning. I was wrong...
-Carlos? Who wants Carlos to go away?
No one, Tim.
aber..(then )..Why you yesterday ( in the morning ) go to say you like to not go...
So I had to sit with him and tried to explain the whole thing. Tim, remember where I am from?
- Peru!
Yes...So, people like me needs "a permission" to stay here with you all.
-Daddy gives you permission!
No this is different. Your Daddy gives me permission to take you to the city, to buy you candy, and things like that...There is people who has to give me permission to stay here...
--You like to go away to Peru?
No.. well, I miss home but I want to stay...
- Then. I hilfe you ( help you out ) Look at me: Before ( tomorrow) You go people and say: "Me stay here with Tim! and you stay".
No Tim, Actually today they told me that I might have to go...
He understands more than what he appears...
He stood up, and with louder voice said:
-Me go Before ( tomorrow ) and say people: me is Timmon! Me says Carlos stays and you go to your room! and no Ice cream for you!
I was going to laugh, but to see his face being so serious about it made me save my laugh for later...
Tim, is just one of those things we cant understand... Besides the ice-cream thing might not work with adults...
Carlos, Mama says Peru is beyond ( far away )
Well... yeah... It's far away
-How beyond?
Very beyond Tim...
- Like this? ( and he opened his arms widely )
No.. a little more...
All this was making me sad, so I changed the topic. I was getting late so and took them home.

Just a while ago, he came to me while I was here with the PC and said:
Carlos: Me thinking. Me no wants you to go away. Me wants you to be here for all the christmas...Me say you to take Oscar ( the cat ) and go yesterday ( tomorrow ) to people ( Immigrations ) and say: Oscar wants go to Peru, but me stay with Tim, you take Oscar, me stay...
I told him: I will think about it... Better go back to bed, ok? Good night...
-Why people don't like Carlos?
Tim.. they like me but it's just that... that.. I will tell you later ok?
I had to ask him to leave cuz I was going to cry about the whole thing...
He came two minutes later...Look at my almost crying eyes and said:
Me likes you...
He gave me a hug and went back to sleep...
And here I am trying not to cry cuz I am afraid he will come back again. And all this makes me understand even better why Jesus asked us to be like kids...
 

The heart of a child...