An Emerson Moment
Setting: Living Room. Having pizza and watching Cartoon Network. Father has prodded five-year-old Emerson several times to finish his slice or have the television turned off as it is nearing bath time.
Emerson: [Pensive] What’s “instinct?”
Father: [Not entirely confident] Well, it’s something inside you that kinda guides you. It tells you what you should or shouldn’t do. And then you follow it and decide what to do.
Emerson: Oh.
Thirty seconds later.
Father: [Slightly agitated] Boy! You gonna eat your pizza?
Emerson: [Entirely confident] My instinct says not to. [Smiles]
Emerson: [Pensive] What’s “instinct?”
Father: [Not entirely confident] Well, it’s something inside you that kinda guides you. It tells you what you should or shouldn’t do. And then you follow it and decide what to do.
Emerson: Oh.
Thirty seconds later.
Father: [Slightly agitated] Boy! You gonna eat your pizza?
Emerson: [Entirely confident] My instinct says not to. [Smiles]
posted by Ryan at 11:29 PM
3 Comments:
Yay!!! Emerson's back~ He looks as if he's grown a foot since the last time we saw him! Beautiful boy.
Smart boy!
Do you realize that these are the moments we will see flashing before our eyes as we go to wherever it is we go after death?
And then we'll kick ourselves in the ass, because they're just like us.
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