Blessed to Bless! by Steve Klusmeyer
All I Ever Needed to Know
I Learned From LEGOs
by Steve Klusmeyer - 1/28/2003
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Hand Me Another Brick
Are you into LEGOs? Our son, Caleb, is. He has been playing with LEGOs since he was about four years old. He likes to put the kits together . . . once. After that, he uses the pieces to create his own designs. For the last couple of months, he's been working on Legoville. His layout features a railroad, streets, vehicles, people, and several buildings. Oh, did I mention that it covers a third of our family room? Comprehension, strategy, and ingenuity are just three life-skills being developed in Caleb by these little bricks.LEGO Lessons for Life
Life might be less complicated for all of us if we each received our own LEGO kit at birth. Yes, I realize there is a choking hazard for children under three. But when you are old enough, you can learn a lot from LEGOs. I have learned that:
Size doesn't matter. When stepped on in the dark, a 2X2 LEGO brick causes
the same amount of pain as a 2X8 brick.
All LEGO men are created equal (1.5625 inches tall). What they become is limited
only by imagination.
There is strength in numbers. When the bricks stick together, great things can
be accomplished.
Playtime is important. Sometimes it doesn't matter what you are building, as
long as you're having fun.
Disaster happens. But the pieces can be put back together again.
Every brick has a purpose. Some are made for a specific spot - most can adapt
almost anywhere - but every one will fit somewhere.
Color doesn't matter. A blue brick will fit in the same space as a red brick.
No one is indispensable. If one brick is unavailable, another can take its place.
It doesn't always turn out as planned. Sometimes it turns out better. If it doesn't,
you can always try again.
Real Life Lessons
People from every walk of life discover life lessons every day.Meet some of them.
Caleb's LEGOs
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