Winnie the Pooh on a blustery day

Today, where I live, it is a very blustery day. As I was driving home my car almost got thrown into the ditch and this reminded me of Winnie the Pooh.
After purusing a few classic Winnie the Pooh quotes, I can't help but be amazed at some of the ideas that were tackled in those short stories. When you're a child you fall in love with things, and when you're an adult you fall in love with them again, but for completely different reasons. I saw children chasing a kiddie pool the was rolling down the street and I couldn't help but feel nostalgic for childhood, since life for me is moving by awfully fast. I remember moments like that and feeling like everything was standing still. When you're a child it's okay to be self involved and think that all that matters is your own little world, because that is all you know.
Winne the Pooh created that perfect little world, and I forgot how much I loved it. I obviously made an impression on me, considering all it took was a gust of wind to send me back to the magical world of Christopher Robin. What was so wonderful about A.A. Milne's writing was that it was simple enough for children to understand and love, but complex enough that it didn't insult their intelligence. That is the true mark of a great children's book author.

Top Ten Winnie the Pooh Quotes (that I found today)

1. People who don't think probably don't have brains; rather, they have grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake.
2. You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.
3. Those who are clever, who have a brain, never understand anything.
4. I used to believe in forever, but forever is too good to be true.
5. Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.
6. They're funny things, accidents. You never have them till you're having them.
7. When late morning rolls around and you're feeling a bit out of sorts, don't worry; you're probably just a little eleven o'clockish.
8. Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would I'd never leave.
9. It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?"
10. If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we're apart... I'll always be with you.

I haven't read many children's books since I took a creative writing class, but I don't know if there are many books like Winnie the Pooh out there. A. A. Milne created a safe environment that children could grow up in and try new things, and sometimes you need to go back to that place to regather yourself. If you do though, try to make it a blustery day.