February 11, 2002
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My kids are watching Toy Story 2 as I sit here and type. I'm not saying I'm proud of myself for turning them over to have their minds shaped by the electronic babysitter, but I'm not so ashamed that I said "no". I've been deliberately limiting their tv consumption lately. To the point that they no longer expect to be able to watch what they want whenever it happens to be on. Michael actually asked for the tv as his afternoon "treat."
So here I am with this movie in the background and I'm thinking. I just heard the line, "What am I?"
There are a lot of things that I'll never know in my life. I will never know what it feels like to be any other creature on the face of earth than myself. I can't even really be sure that I could know what it feels like to be you, much less to be a dog, or a bat. I wonder about all those things I'll never know. Conventional wisdom says that there isn't much value in comparing yourself to any one else. My question: How much can I really know myself, if I can't compare the experience and life of ME to the experience and life of another?
Oh, and the answer to the question in the movie . . . "You can be the toy that comes with the meal."
Comments (6)
At least they weren't watching the first one ... then the correct answer would be "You are a child's play thing."
-or worse yet- "You are a sad, strange little man. You have my pity."
this is why I believe in reincarnation.. but that is another discussion altogether..
I know how you feel, I have two little ones, 3 & 8, i work full time, as their dad is no longer an entity !!...I feel constantly guilty 'cos I am not always able to supervise them, I am lucky in the fact that my parents take care of them when their not a school, but then that causes problems 'cos its hard to criticise your parents.. we disagree on a lot of things... you sound like a good parent.. not many of us get told that very often. =)
I will be the whip you crack to make 'em all get a move on.
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