"At night, I open the window
and ask the moon to come
and press its face into mine.
Breathe into me.
Close the language-door,
and open the love-window."
-Rumi
I notice sometimes intense play with jets or trains, can bring a child further from their language centers. Asking them to answer a question might be hard for them. Similar to if you ask me a question right when I wake up. I'm far from language. I have heard myself think, "Turn off...camera...noise." But it was the alarm clock making the ruckus. I've also done art and dancing for 3 hours silently, and found it hard to form a sentence at the end of it. I think these kids are so embodied, that it may be language is far away for them most of the time. The good news is love is conveyed without words.
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