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What Fulfillment Means to Me
By Nathan Zhang for KidSpirit's Fulfillment issue.
There are 800 kilometers between the cities of Beijing and Kaifeng, a lengthy gap mercifully shortened by the invention of rail. What was origin…
Ever Deeper: A Poem for My Grandfather
By Will Hodgkinson for KidSpirit's Heritage Issue.
A shimmering pool of knowledge;
Scintillating wisdom —
foraged from 85 fecund years
Zeera and Kichri in the Digital Age
By Ayla Schultz, for KidSpirit's Speed of Now issue.
I settle down for dinner with my family. Pots of steaming and fragrant dahl, rotis, chicken, and pale brown rice sit at the center of the …
Sailing Through a Storm
By Ameena Naqvi for KidSpirit’s The Myth and Magic issue.
The waves crashed softly against the boat, pushing it towards the shore. My grandfather stepped off the boat and tied the rope to the …
"T" is for Transformation
So you must not be frightened . . . if a sadness rises up before you larger than any you have ever seen; if a restiveness, like light and cloud-shadows, passes over your hands and over all you do. Y…
The Joy of Questioning
By Kavya Shah for KidSpirit's Interfaith Connections issue.
The ability to question is a power that we all have.
Sometimes I find answers to my questions, but sometimes I don’t. When I …
My Spine and Its Many Gifts
I have not given much attention or thought to my spine, despite it being such an awe-inducing body part. It provides me with strength and support, uprightness and dignity. We get a sense of how impo…
The Tree of Change
By Hannah Schuett for KidSpirit's Reality and Perception Issue.
In my culturally diverse family, I am exposed to many different customs in my day-to-day life, which has made me appreciate diverse…