Children

Children are, simultaneously, both our future and our past. They are who we used to be and who we will rely on in the future. Remember back to when you were a child. Remember how you thought about things with such wonderment and outlandish ideas. When do we lose that? When do we become people of solitary thought? We must do outroutr best to keep our child-like creativity throuout life. I remember that when I was very very young, I created a character. It was an alien meant to be a supervillain. I pictured him 20ft tall with the following distinctive factors: a right arm comprised entirely of flames, a left arm made entirely of water, a right leg made of the ground itself, a left leg composed of twisting branches, a torso of solid metal, and finally a jock-o-lantern head to top it all. I named this character "Jinkaju," and I was proud of him. As obsurd as the idea was, and is, one must look again through the eyes of a child to fully appreciate his beauty. Children have such unique ways of thinking. Can I tell you a secret? No matter how embarrased I act whenever someone brings up the almighty Jinkaju, I am still proud of him, but in a different way. His arm of flame lit the path to my further ointerest in writing and he hard continued with his ever-smiling carved face to guide me through my creative endeavors. But for now, here is something to consider.

The first recorded war was between the Sumerians and the Elemites in 2700 B.C. 

Sincerely, Liktomph