Jojo has been the harbinger of many things in my life. Grief, pain, sadness, uncertainty. And love, so much love sometimes I don’t know what to do with it. Many aspects of life with Jojo are really really difficult. She’s teaching me that life can be hard and we can do hard things1. A hard life is not a bad life. It is a beautiful life. Jojo is a blessing.
Jojo is blessed too. She has a loving family and many angels that have shown her the kindness and generosity of the human spirit. She hasn’t seen the ugliness that the human spirit can learn and propagate. She doesn’t understand that people are treated unfairly. That people are hurt or killed because of how they look. She doesn’t know that some people fear others just for being different. In Jojo’s world, different is not a threat. Different is the norm. Different is beautiful. Each of her classmates is unique. They look, move, talk differently from one another. A different life is not a bad life. It is a beautiful life.
I envy Jojo in this way. Her unadulterated perfect human spirit will likely never be tainted. Her heart does not know hate and likely cannot learn it. She has taught me so many things and will teach me so many more. I hope I can pass the lessons on and be deserving of the many gifts she has given me.
1From Untamed by Glennon Doyle. I can’t recommend this book enough.
Jojo The Strong 