In this article, the author recounts her experience with Tracy, who was playing with a balloon outside her office when she was five years old, and gives an up-to-date story of Tracy since 1985, 1990, and 2006. In reflecting on Tracy's play, the author realizes that Tracy is helping her see clearly what play is really all about, that in playing to learn, one might learn about growing. The author emphasizes what Tracy acknowledged on the significance of play as being "important for helping young children to feel comfortable and relaxed, while also developing the fundamentals of sports such as balance, stance, and body-weight transference."