"That was so much fun, Mom!" What a wonderful thing to hear from your child. My 9 year old really enjoyed flying kites this weekend. He loved being better at it than others; the boost of self-esteem that he needed so badly this week. He liked seeing the kite soar so high that you couldn't see the string any more. He liked the bright colors against the blue sky. And, he said, he liked the feeling of control he had over something. He could make the kite fly higher or lower, change it's direction, even make it dive. Then he said something that has been in my mind since, "But you only feel like you are in control. If the wind stops or changes there is really nothing you can do about how it flies." Isn't that Life? You can go along for quite some time feeling like you are in control. The colors are pretty against the sky, you go where you want and do as you please. Then the wind changes. You are thrown out of kilter and there is nothing you can do about it. You aren't in control after all. A lesson to learn at any age.