"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
-Thomas Jefferson
This summer I worked with children that had developmental disorders. They were different. Some could use complete sentences and put puzzles together. But some couldn't even walk to the puzzle table. A few of them could write their name. The rest I had to use a guiding grip to form the letters. There was one boy that screamed how much he hated me, how much he wanted to get away from me and go home. There was the other boy that I held in my arms on the last day, patting him on the back as he said, "I miss you." Any observer would tell me these kids were different, that they wouldn't fit into society. But as I built lego towers with these kids, I built my own opinion. An opinion that mirrors Jefferson's.
Yes, I understand that they are not like most people. Yes, I understand that they may not fit into society. I understand that physically, they were created differently. I understand all of these things. But I also understand that their creation runs deeper. The same being that Jefferson spoke of, the Creator that endows us our rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -- this Creator created these kids. He created their Spirits. And following this life, when I wander in whatever state and whatever place that comes after, I will see these kids. I believe that my eyes will behold something similar, something equal to myself. As we meet, embrace, laugh, and cry, we will realize how equal we truly our. We were created by God, even as His children, all with an equal potential to become like our Creator. And we will probably laugh when we remember how it started -- with the colorful blocks of a lego tower creation.
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