Jackson Storm, the black car, was the main antagonist from the movie Cars. Surprisingly, it became our son's favorite character from the movie So we got him a toy.
He played it like a true sports car. Bumping on walls, jumping off from tables, to crashing on floors. And after countless mighty bonds, missing screws, and broken edges, Jackson Storm finally got damaged beyond repair. Total wrecked.
So we decided to store it in a box with other broken toys for disposal. After sometime, he would ask us where his Jackson Storm toy was. And we would tell him it's already broken and not safe to play with.
It took him a while to finally accept that he will never see his favorite toy again. One thing we learned is that kids are better than grown-ups in letting go and moving on.
Now here I am packing broken toys and feeling guilty that I'm throwing away something that meant so much to a kid at one point in his life.
I learned that giving the best for our child also involves taking away things from them for the right reasons.
And it doesn't make sense from a child's perspective. Although it hurts us parents as well, we know it is what's best for them.
Which also makes me wonder, does Jesus feel bad whenever our most treasured possession (or person) is taken away from us?
We won't know His reasons for allowing such things (and we might never comprehend it). But I think He does feel so.
At one point in His life, He wept when His close friend died.
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