The World of Little Children

I am amazed by 10 year old Dhruv and five year old Sara. I’ve often wondered at the spectrum of the varied emotions these children express: unfettered laughter at a joke known just to them; angry tantrums when an unreasonable wish is unfulfilled; sullen long faces when an adult says ‘no’; and so many more…

I am struck with each little being’s supreme innocence, matched only by its supreme selfishness as it views life with a single world view – its own. I am curious and intrigued by how children’s minds process everyday events, which must assume a magnitude that is impossible for grownups to fathom. But then, who decides that our concerns are more important to us than theirs are to them?

Above all, I am fascinated by the thought process that often confounds!

(Yesterday as Sara was drinking her milk:)

Me: Sara, why is milk good for you?

Sara: Because it has protein.

Me: So, why is protein good for us?

Sara: Because it makes our bones strong.

Me: What are ‘bones’?

Sara: Bones are, like, in our skeletons. (After a pause) but they are different from dog bones. (After further thought) the bones in our skeletons are inside our bodies, but dogs’ bones are outside and can be in the garden…

Truly, out of the mouths of babes oft times come gems…

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