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Organising in Progress — A Child's Perspective on What Adults Call a Mess!

Sometimes, the simplest incidents at home leave us smiling and thinking.

My son happened to walk into his daughter's room and noticed a little corner where some coins were scattered. They were coins I had given her,( a few hundreds) and she was busy sorting them.

Looking at the little collection, he remarked, "What a mess!"

Without hesitation, his daughter replied:

"It's organising in progress, Dad!"

What a delightful response!

To her father, the coins looked scattered and untidy. To her, they were not a mess at all. She was simply in the middle of organising her little collection.

The same scene, two different perspectives!

I loved the way she chose her words. Instead of defending herself or arguing with her father, she gave the situation a completely different description.

There is a small lesson here for all of us.

How often do we rush to label things without understanding what is happening? What looks unfinished may be a work in progress. What appears disorganised may simply be someone finding their own way of putting things together.

Of course, there is a place for order and discipline. But there is also room for patience, especially when someone is learning, exploring or enjoying a little activity of their own.

Perhaps we adults could borrow a little of this child's outlook.

Not every scattered thing is a mess. Not every unfinished task is a failure. Not every stage of life that looks uncertain is without direction.

Sometimes, things are simply organising in progress!

A few coins, a little corner, and one spontaneous sentence from a child — enough to remind us that perspective can make all the difference.

And sometimes, the youngest member of the family has the last word!