Little Treasure

Babies are blessings. Why is it that everyone refers to a baby as a helpless little thing. Give a baby a home of his own, and he is the least helpless object in it. All he needs to do to have his every want filled is to let out one small peep. If help does not come at once, he need only to extend this peep into a wail. And by forcing a bellow, he can throw the entire household into a tailspin from which it may not emerge for days. He cannot walk, talk, and cannot feed or bathe himself. He cannot choose what oil for hair to use, and in that he has an unmixed blessing. Unable to walk, he can lie  in bed all day and kick his legs - the envy of every adult who sees him. Unable to talk, he need never answer unnecessary questions, become involved in a political argument or politely tolerate a bore. Soon the world will criticize him but today, he is a baby seen as everybody's little precious one.