I took this photo of my cousin, Scarlett, while we were at a park. She told me that she wanted her picture taken and while I was doing that I noticed how sparkling her eyes looked. I've always noticed her eyes, but this particular day they were beautiful! That day, as she was playing I watched how innocently she looked at the world. How every thought she thought was with kindness and very little perspective.

When I think of humanity I think of children. Children are born with a blank slate, an empty canvas. This means they don't think the way adults do and a lot of the time their ideas, demeanor towards things, and their personality are unbiased. They don't see things the way adults do. When a child gets an idea there is very little that can stop them. Their dreams are so pure and full of happiness that it is hard not to look at them and wonder what they will do next or what they will become.

I come from a big family. I love my family but my younger cousins have a very special place in my heart. Watching them grow and develop their own personalities give me so much hope!