15-Aug-2009, 22:59 PM
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Narayanjot ji: Quote: |
Other questions children do ask. Others I have heard are "Why are planets round?" 'Why does the moon follow me around at night when I am in an automobile?"
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You frog, you will never understand.
ਭਖਸਿ ਸਿਬਾਲੁ ਬਸਸਿ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਜਲ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨ ਲਖਸਿ ਰੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
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You eat the dirt, while you dwell in the immaculate waters. You know nothing of the ambrosial nectar there. ||1||Pause||
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15-Aug-2009, 23:45 PM
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You give the adult answer because you are an adult. And they filter it and make up their own minds what you just said. And they may not tell you what they came up with. Main thing is not to argue them out of it. |
16-Aug-2009, 00:03 AM
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Narayanjot ji,
Is this directed at all of us participating in this thread?? Quote: |
You give the adult answer because you are an adult. And they filter it and make up their own minds what you just said. And they may not tell you what they came up with. Main thing is not to argue them out of i
| I certainly hope it is not directed at me, as I am a 57 year old adolescent who still believes in talking fish and creamy, dreamy ice cream without calories.
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16-Aug-2009, 00:48 AM
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16-Aug-2009, 01:01 AM
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Oh, whew! I wascared there for a minute.
And I also believe that broken hearts can be mended.
I know that our son used to come up with a lot of strange questions, usually either about science or Sikhi. The science questions usually meant either a dip in the encyclopedia or a trip to the library, or sometimes, a letter sent to someone who might know. Of course, this was before Al Gore invrnted the Internet.
The questions about Sikhi were more diificult. Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/parenting/26270-but-why.html
I think my favourite of all his questions kind of combined both science and Sikhi. "Did Guru Gobind Singh ji ever visit Mars?" Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=26270
I am no closer to an answer now than I was when an innocent 5 year asked me that nearly 35 years ago.
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16-Aug-2009, 03:32 AM
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See what I mean -- How do you answer that? Guru Gobind Singh could indeed have done so. |
16-Aug-2009, 03:55 AM
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Narayanjot ji: Quote: |
See what I mean -- How do you answer that? Guru Gobind Singh could indeed have done so.
| As I recall, the answer given him was "If Waheguru sent him there, he went there."
"What if he wanted to go to Mars, but Waheguru didn't want him to?"
"Any Guru, including Guru Gobind Singh ji, only wants to do what Waheguru wants them to."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
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18-Aug-2009, 06:37 AM
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18-Aug-2009, 06:53 AM
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Kids are great!
Yeah, he was a super cool kid. And, BTW, he then wrote a song about Guru Gobind Singh ji on Mars. I wish I had the words; it was really funny.
And I'd love to post the funniest story about him here, Sandeep Says A Bad Word, but I'm afraid it would break the word censor. The link above works, however. Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=26270Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=26270
And I also wrote a censored version for the Aunties and the faint of heart. and fudge. | 
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