Simply the best!
One day, at the dining table, Pumpkin decided to share her learnings on shopping…
Pumpkin: You know, Papa, I saw some ads on TV that showed three Barbie sets. Papa: Really?! Pumpkin: And you know, what? It is now possible to buy them! Pumpkin: When you buy something, you should only buy the best… like I bought the best papa!
Pumpkin: You know, Papa, I saw some ads on TV that showed three Barbie sets.
Papa: Really?!
Pumpkin: And you know, what? It is now possible to buy them!
Pumpkin: When you buy something, you should only buy the best… like I bought the best papa!
How much do my feet weigh?
One fine evening, on returning from a tiring day at work…
Pumpkin: Papa, do you know how much my feet weigh? Papa: No, tell me! Pumpkin: 20 (kilos) Papa: How do you know that?! Pumpkin: In the evening, I stood with my feet on that weighing scale, and it showed me “20″!
Pumpkin: Papa, do you know how much my feet weigh?
Papa: No, tell me!
Pumpkin: 20 (kilos)
Papa: How do you know that?!
Pumpkin: In the evening, I stood with my feet on that weighing scale, and it showed me “20″!
Now, you know!
I’m going to make an exception and post this one on both my blogs…
I was going through my daily dose of blog feeds when an interesting post caught my eye. ZenHabits wanted to share with its readers How to be Childlike, and offered some great advice on how you can start being more childlike. What I found most interesting, however, was the number of ways in which we can improve as adults, by learning from our children…
Some qualities of young children that happen naturally: they live in the present they have no concerns about money, productivity, or being cool there are no limits to their imagination, except what they’ve been exposed to they play and lose themselves in play they create with abandon they are endlessly curious, and ask questions … without end they love showing off to their parents
Some qualities of young children that happen naturally:
We could learn a lot from children. Sure, they have qualities we might not want, but in my eyes, they are already perfect. We don’t need to mold them into people, we need to be more like them.
We lose this childlike nature, the nature we’re born with, because of society - it has certain institutions and systems in place that beat childishness out of us, so we can be more productive citizens and consumers…
So many of us need to remember this one.
Un Behaved!
Tiger had just done something adorable, and I couldn’t help but mention it to Pumpkin who was sitting right across me. I was soon to be reminded that she had her own special relationship with him…
Papa: Isn’t Tiger a sweet little boy?! Pumpkin: Yes, papa. But, sometimes Tiger is also a little not sweet and a little not unbehaved!
Papa: Isn’t Tiger a sweet little boy?!
Pumpkin: Yes, papa. But, sometimes Tiger is also a little not sweet and a little not unbehaved!
In another incident, just a few days after that, I found myself scolding Pumpkin on something she’d just done that was trying my patience. Now, I’ve promised her and the wife that I will keep my temper in check and be more patient with the kids. But, I was quite unprepared for Pumpkin’s remark:
Remember, papa, God is watching you…
North Pole’s taste?
One fine morning, Pumpkin posed an interesting question to me:
Pumpkin: Papa, do you know what the North Pole tastes like? Papa: No, I don’t! Pumpkin: I know what it tastes like. Do you want to know? Papa: Yes, tell me! Pumpkin: It tastes like peppermint! Do you know how I know? Papa: No, Pumpkin. Tell me how you know that. Pumpkin: Well, I saw on the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ DVD that when Pooh went to meet Santa at the North Pole, he met with Santa’s snowman and all his helpers and tasted Santa’s candy too. And that tasted like “peppermint”!
Pumpkin: Papa, do you know what the North Pole tastes like?
Papa: No, I don’t!
Pumpkin: I know what it tastes like. Do you want to know?
Papa: Yes, tell me!
Pumpkin: It tastes like peppermint! Do you know how I know?
Papa: No, Pumpkin. Tell me how you know that.
Pumpkin: Well, I saw on the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ DVD that when Pooh went to meet Santa at the North Pole, he met with Santa’s snowman and all his helpers and tasted Santa’s candy too. And that tasted like “peppermint”!
Now you know.
God Almighty!
Being born in an inter-religious family, Pumpkin has been exposed to practices and concepts from multiple faiths. However, each night, she says a small prayer to Jesus asking Him to bless all at home. One day, at dinner, I took the oppportunity to test her understanding…
Papa: Pumpkin, how many “gods” do you know of? Pumpkin: There are so many… Jesus, Krishna, Ganesha… Papa: Actually, there is only one God. He is known by different names, but he is the same. Different people believe in their own version of what God looks like and what he’s called. But God is one. And he is every one’s God. Got it? Pumpkin: Yes, Papa.
Papa: Pumpkin, how many “gods” do you know of?
Pumpkin: There are so many… Jesus, Krishna, Ganesha…
Papa: Actually, there is only one God. He is known by different names, but he is the same. Different people believe in their own version of what God looks like and what he’s called. But God is one. And he is every one’s God. Got it?
Pumpkin: Yes, Papa.
A few days later, it was time to check if the concept had really sunk in…
Papa: So, how many “gods” do you know of, Pumpkin? Pumpkin: Papa, there are many many gods like Jesus and Krishna. But, there is one God who is the “boss” of all the gods. Papa: What does the “boss God” do?! Pumpkin: Simple. He makes sure all the other gods do their job well!
Papa: So, how many “gods” do you know of, Pumpkin?
Pumpkin: Papa, there are many many gods like Jesus and Krishna. But, there is one God who is the “boss” of all the gods.
Papa: What does the “boss God” do?!
Pumpkin: Simple. He makes sure all the other gods do their job well!
Sweet Tooth
Pumpkin: See, Papa, I’ve got bitten by a mosquito again! Papa: Yes… That’s only because you’re so sweet, Pumpkin. All the mosquitos want to bite you… (This was the umpteenth time we’d had exchanged these exact words) (After a minute or two…) Pumpkin: From today, I’m going to stop eating desserts. Papa: Why, Pumpkin? (Obviously surprised as Pumpkin likes a dessert every day) Pumpkin: So that I’m not so sweet any more, and the mosquitos stop biting me!
Pumpkin: See, Papa, I’ve got bitten by a mosquito again!
Papa: Yes… That’s only because you’re so sweet, Pumpkin. All the mosquitos want to bite you…
(This was the umpteenth time we’d had exchanged these exact words)
(After a minute or two…)
Pumpkin: From today, I’m going to stop eating desserts.
Papa: Why, Pumpkin?
(Obviously surprised as Pumpkin likes a dessert every day)
Pumpkin: So that I’m not so sweet any more, and the mosquitos stop biting me!
Truth about Cats and Dogs
Papa: It’s raining cats and dogs! Pumpkin: No, papa. It’s only raining cats. Papa: Pumpkin, what do you mean? Pumpkin: I can tell from the size of the rain drops, Papa. Papa: How can you tell from the size of the rain drops?! Pumpkin: Look, when it’s raining a lot… with very big rain drops… it’s raining cats and dogs. When it’s raining a little less… with medium drops… it’s raining only dogs. When it’s raining even less… but hard… it’s raining cats. And, when it’s drizzling, it’s just a drizzle… Simple!
Papa: It’s raining cats and dogs!
Pumpkin: No, papa. It’s only raining cats.
Papa: Pumpkin, what do you mean?
Pumpkin: I can tell from the size of the rain drops, Papa.
Papa: How can you tell from the size of the rain drops?!
Pumpkin: Look, when it’s raining a lot… with very big rain drops… it’s raining cats and dogs.
When it’s raining a little less… with medium drops… it’s raining only dogs.
When it’s raining even less… but hard… it’s raining cats.
And, when it’s drizzling, it’s just a drizzle… Simple!
