Scene: The Princess is reading Tuck Everlasting to me. We are in the middle of the book, thoroughly caught up in suspense and fascinated with the idea of immortality.
Princess: So, Mom... what would you do if you could drink that water and live forever?
Me: I really don't know, Princess. It would be pretty tempting I guess, but I don't think it would be something I could decide right away. I'd need to think on it.
Princess: Yeah, I don't think I would know what to do either. *thoughtful pause* I think I'd probably have to draw a Venn Diagram...
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Sometimes she blows my mind with this stuff. I really don't think I even knew what a Venn Diagram was until I was much older. (errr... possibly even well into adulthood. Not that I hadn't seen them... just didn't know that they had a name and purpose.)
I love my Princess.
7 comments:
Hmmm... yep, I have NO idea what that is...
You know my Inner Math Geek is grinning from ear to ear, don't you?
That's hilarious! Gotta love the Venn Diagram.
I also love that book. But I think I've reached the age where I already know I would not want to live forever (here on this Earth, at least).
Smart kid you got there.
JJ -- You'd know it if you saw it: two overlapping circles used to diagram relationships between sets or to organize information.
Desmond -- You have an inner math geek? :)
Cocotte -- The very idea of living forever seems a bit tedious. Maybe that's just me. But, the alternative isn't always that pleasant, either. I mean, it's beautiful in the large picture, but contemplating the details can be disheartening.
Therese -- She's full of surprises and pretty darn smart, if I do say so myself.
Sweetness ...
I thought everybody did. . .
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