Little kids Do not understand Mortgages, Job interviews, Cocktail parties Or the Guggenheim Museum. Before the age of three, however, And substantially before, They have a death concept. Even before that, At a surprisingly early age, They achieve Three vital concepts: The past, the present and the future. At the age of two They understand That dogs are not cats, That mama is not papa, And that dreams Are not reality. They understand Sleep, Pain, Hunger And being tired. Through becoming ill, Which they often do, They get hold of a doctor concept, fast. They understand, At the newbie level, Money, Telephones, Cash registers, Trains, Cars, TV And computers. What they are slow to grasp Is that screaming for a scheduled television program Will not advance it. For them, the entire space-time continuum Is a challenge to be mastered by screaming. 8888 |
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