Apropos of nothing except a stray memory, a bit of doggerel based on a conversation between my wife and son about a quarter century ago (fused with a misperception of my sister's, about a half century ago): Human Beans "Before I was born, what did I do?""It's hard to say--you weren't yet you.""Where did I wait? Did I stand or sit?""Don't know. You weren't anywhere yet.""Well then, where did I come from?""You grew from a seed. Inside Mommy's tum.""Inside Mommy? What did I do?""Just rested and waited. And grew and grew.""Grew? Like the bean plant out of the bean?""Exactly." --"And so I'm a human bean?""Exactly."--"And you were a seed that grew?"I was. And everyone else was, too.""And when you die, are you planted--like new?""Maybe. I think so."--"I think so, too."
Out of the mouths of babes (sort of)
Out of the mouths of babes (sort of)
Out of the mouths of babes (sort of)
Apropos of nothing except a stray memory, a bit of doggerel based on a conversation between my wife and son about a quarter century ago (fused with a misperception of my sister's, about a half century ago): Human Beans "Before I was born, what did I do?""It's hard to say--you weren't yet you.""Where did I wait? Did I stand or sit?""Don't know. You weren't anywhere yet.""Well then, where did I come from?""You grew from a seed. Inside Mommy's tum.""Inside Mommy? What did I do?""Just rested and waited. And grew and grew.""Grew? Like the bean plant out of the bean?""Exactly." --"And so I'm a human bean?""Exactly."--"And you were a seed that grew?"I was. And everyone else was, too.""And when you die, are you planted--like new?""Maybe. I think so."--"I think so, too."