This month I’m taking part in the Blogging from A-Z Challenge and will be posting every day except Sundays. My readers voted for the theme “Life, the Universe, and Everything According to My Five-Year-Old”. During bedtime discussions and colouring sessions, my daughter will finally be providing the answers to the philosophical problems and unsolved mysteries that have puzzled humanity’s greatest thinkers for centuries.
Should we be free to do whatever we like?
Another tricky topic for Leona today. She doesn’t yet understand concepts like fate and free will but she does understand rules, so I decided to ask her about those.
Me: Do you think we are all free to make our own choices, or does something else control our lives?
L: We make our own choices.
Me: Why?
L: I don’t know.
Me: Should everybody be free to make whatever choices they like?
L: Um. No. We need rules.
Me: Why?
L: To tell us what to do!
Me: And why do we need to be told what to do?
L: Because some people are naughty!
Me: What about free speech? Do you think we should be able to say whatever we like, even if it hurts people’s feelings?
L: No.
Me: Why not?
L: Because it’s rude!
Me: What do you think would happen if we were all completely free to do whatever we liked? Would it be good?
L: It’s like Candyland. You could eat more and more and more candies. Like M&Ms. But if you played with a knife then that would be bad because you might just chop your finger off and you’d say, “Hey, Mummy, I only have nine fingers now!”
Do you think we all have complete free will or does fate play a part? Are rules a necessary part of society? Let me know in the comments!
This is such a beautiful theme, the world is indeed wonderful from a child’s point of view. Here from AtoZ
https://poojapriyamvada.blogspot.com/2021/04/fernweh-newnormal-atoz.html
I love it! Yes, it’s just like Candyland, but don’t play with a knife. Perfect. I’m going back to read more.
Visiting from A to Z. My challenge is flash fiction based on readers’ prompts. I hope you’ll visit with a good idea for me!
Doesn’t Speak Klingon
Sounds like playing games in my house! Someone is going to get hurt. Nothing gets your heart going like when your 6 yo yells, “No, don’t stab me with the scissors.” And the 2 yo giggles.
Got to be honest, I think she pretty much hit the nail on the head there. While she may be unable to articulate it properly, she’d forming some pretty sensible views.
Oh, this totally ties in with my upcoming post for L. Your daughter clearly has good instincts, even if she’s still working things out.
Black and White: F for Faerie
Your daughter sounds delightful! Children are so honest and guileless.
Love your theme! And the idea of life as CandyLand and the admonishment to stay clear of the knives strikes me a both charming and astute.
Candyland needs to work on their knife laws, smh 😉 <3
If we didn’t have rules to guide us then we’d make our own. Your five year old sounds like she’s got a pretty good grasp on life and is on the right road.
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out