Although short, an absolute joy to read, too. Not trying to sell or plug any idea or worldview, just sharing a story about the joy of the human condition. Blogging was made for stuff like this.
I already have one so I'm just here for the cute kid and his dad enjoying life.
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I work with children and I'm used to a barrage of questions from the inane to the stupendous. It's so easy to shrug off the 47th "But why?", but it can actually be interesting to at least try to answer - "We breath because we need Oxygen... because we convert glucose…"
Eventually you inevitably end up at the metaphysical or epistemological - "because if truth wasn't…"
The mind of a child is (and ought be) infinitely inquisitive!
The other part of me thinks kids have a lot to learn, and asking why is a good way to get there.
Indeed, there's a reason why it has become an accepted and well-used tool in the management toolbox.[1][2] It's something we shouldn't stop doing as adults.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp...
Encouraging children to ask why is not only the most kind thing you can do for them, but also the rest of the world.
*besides factual questions and even in that case, I still ask them to guess first
Except the idea that sending personal data outside the home should be done intuitively, transparently, and with a sense of innocence?