Children are meant to do this to us. Their innocence, their vulnerability, their need for our care and our protection are meant to inspire us to great things. And there she is. Little Lakshi. Un-doing me with her enchantingness, her adorable smile, her mischievous, elfin charm . . .

Our time on this earth is so short it doesn’t make sense to miss these glimpses of eternity, these darling pieces of joy and sweet delight.

My life with Lakshi is so pure, so perfect I hardly know how to describe it.