Learning

Troy: “Dada, why do we have to go to school everyday?”

Me: “To learn things.”

Troy: “But I don’t want to learn things.”

Me: “Well, let’s think about that for a minute. Do you like being able to run around on the playground?”

Troy: “Yes.”

Me: “Well, you wouldn’t be able to do that if you’d never learned to walk. And do you like talking?”

Troy: “Yes.”

Me: “Well, you wouldn’t be able to do that if you’d never learned the words. And do you like painting?”

Troy: “Yes.”

Me: “Well, you wouldn’t be able to do that if you’d never learned about colors and how to hold a paintbrush. And do you like dinosaurs?”

Troy: “Yes.”

Me: “Well, you wouldn’t know their names or anything about them if you’d never learned facts about them. So, you see, learning makes our lives fuller and happier. You get more out of it when you learn new things.”

Troy: “I see.”