The author imagined this image with Midjourney. The boy is ready to be adopted or fostered and loved. S. I. James owns copyright and provenance, per Midjourney ToS.

“I have always wanted children. Adrian never did. At the beginning of our marriage, I felt okay with this. But over the years — ,” Oorun began.

Henery X, I so appreciate you raising this quote!

I think about the seeds we’re born with. Even if we try to silence them, they keep knocking and knocking.

I gave this seed of adopting older children in me, too. I think about fostering or volunteering in a place that cares for children (of many ages).

I've chosen to spend time in a very fulfilling career (my Adrian, as it were). But that call to care for kids needing love keeps knocking… and knocking…

I suspect until I die, and then it's planted in another human.

Humanity keeps yearning to heal its own.

Facing the Truth: Love is Forgiveness and Self-Acceptance