I love children! They are honest, direct. They have no ulterior motives. They don’t hold back. They are unpretentious. They are so much more than an adult can ever be. You can learn a lot from the things they say…and ask, you know. I certainly do.
A couple once told me that they didn’t have answers to some of the “challenging” questions their little inquisitive daughter had for them. And one of the questions that struck a chord with me is this…it's so simple and yet so very profound.
Why are there Malays, Indians and Chinese?
I can understand why the couple struggled with the question. We are after all fundamentally the same, but unfortunately, we feel the need to make distinctions among ourselves. We're judged by our race, color, creed, religion, sex, nationality, wealth and status and (are influenced too to) judge others based on these physical differences and beliefs.
It's an innocent question - but is nevertheless, a very important one. And how the parents respond to it will set the foundation of how the kid sees the world.
Every completed jigsaw puzzle is made up of distinctly different pieces that fit perfectly together...if only more of us see this.
It's an innocent question - but is nevertheless, a very important one. And how the parents respond to it will set the foundation of how the kid sees the world.
Every completed jigsaw puzzle is made up of distinctly different pieces that fit perfectly together...if only more of us see this.
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