Learning to walk

Do you remember learning to walk?
A time when your feet were small!
Do you remember learning to walk?
When first you learned to crawl!

When adventure fought safety off
And curiosity overcame fear.
When pain may be the result,
But independence was dear.

When no matter how hard you fell,
Each time you tried to stand.
And before you stood by yourself,
You stood holding her hand.

When on the second step you crashed,
While on the first you wobbled.
When you cried in hurt and pain
And again you stood; untroubled.

And tiny steps that started,
Giant strides they became!
From walking on to running,
Far away from the pain.

So, from crawling to standing to walking to running,
Do you remember learning?
On your behalf I shall not talk; but I?
Again am learning to walk.