Learning lessons dont stop no matter how old you get. I have all the reasons to believe that the learning sessions are more frequent if you have a little one around to teach you a thing or two. The most resent lesson learnt? It is that one not only needs to think rationally while dishing out an example, but also do it very carefully and definitely should use some imagination. Here is the reason why ...
"Why are humans two legged creatures and not four?', he asked.
"Because we need hands to work, to write, to eat, to hold and to play", i replied.
"Four legged ones can't do all these?".
"Must be difficult to write" i said. I should have left it at that. But trying to throw more light i offered, " Elephants can't play tennis". There! Erroneous example and it took him less than a second to point it out to me.
"They can use their trunk! Two elephants can play tennis with their trunks if they are taught. An elephant cannot play tennis with a giraffe, but two giraffes can maybe play football?".
"Why are humans two legged creatures and not four?', he asked.
"Because we need hands to work, to write, to eat, to hold and to play", i replied.
"Four legged ones can't do all these?".
"Must be difficult to write" i said. I should have left it at that. But trying to throw more light i offered, " Elephants can't play tennis". There! Erroneous example and it took him less than a second to point it out to me.
"They can use their trunk! Two elephants can play tennis with their trunks if they are taught. An elephant cannot play tennis with a giraffe, but two giraffes can maybe play football?".
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