Many of us look upto elders to solve our seemingly innocuous queries. I still remember myself being a kid and always askin the silliest of silly questions. I never took into account (obviously as a 4 year old ,one is not supposed to analyze anything !!!) that my so called simple questions would stump the wise old men (because it was way too silly for them to answer).
All this story came back flooding to my mind BECAUSE....... yesterday a 4 year old asked me a simple question.....i'll put it in his words " Uncle ( stumbling...n falling on the ground....) Uncle....
can u tell me where does the SUN go after it sets"........
For 2 mins....i was stunned....obviously i cannot give him scientific gyaan. So how to put into a format which this sweet lil kid will understand?
An impulsive response from me is stated below-
"Like your daddy goes to work every morning and requires some rest after a tiring day,Sun also provides u light the whole day and hence is tired . So it goes to sleep so that it is fresh again the next morning.... "
Dunno where that response came from. But one thing was sure.....the simplest of questions can be so difficult sometime, to answer.Thanx Prasoon (4 year old's name) .... to make me realise that.
3 comments:
that was a genuine wisecrack !!! wooow...
I was reading thru your blog, when I had to comment on this post - the sun moves over to the other side of the world, so other people can 'see the sun" !!! You think you asked stupid questions.....???
Hi kelvin....thanx for going thru the post though i doubt a 3 or 4 year old guy wud be able to understand ...other side of the world.My instincts told me to tell him the same but i believe it wud have obviously gone over his head..
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