This paper is dedicated to my daughter and grandsons. My daughter asked me to write my story so that her children would experience my thinking. It was initially a challenging assignment, but eventually became a lesson in exploration, the discovery of the genesis in childhood of a later, sometimes complex, adult response to the world. Highlights from the author's childhood from ages 4-10 are described. It is hoped that this is the beginning of a fuller description of the author's life from childhood to the present.