A boy and his slippers

Jacob loves his slippers.

I am not really sure why.

The truth is, they aren't really Jacob's slippers at all.. they are daddy's!

Jacob discovered them lying around the middle of the floor one day. Now, most people, especially mommy, would yell out in disgust "Get this stinkin' things outta here!".. and who could blame her! Think of where they came from!

But, Jacob instead decided to adopt them as his own. He likes to pretend he can wear them. He likes to put his toys in them. He likes to throw them around.

I think, maybe, he knows that they belong to daddy, who in some ways is a bigger version of himself. Perhaps a reflection of what he will be one day (heaven forbid! :)... and that might make him happy, because of his love for his parents!

Or maybe it is like Linus, and his security blanket. Something about it might make him feel safe.

They are just slippers.. something so simple, something so unimportant.
But yet..Whatever the reason, it always brings a smile to his face.

In that case...What else really matters?

A boy, and his slippers!
Jacob and Sheepy