‘Daddy, how do you make your body
move?’
‘Your brain sends a signal to your body, like “move
your arm”’.
I moved my arm as an
illustration.
‘And when you walk, your brain
tells your arms and legs to move and it tells your eyes to watch where you’re
going.’
'OK Dad.'
Aurora and I marched on the spot
for a minute. Jocasta came and joined us – but opted to skip.
My eldest daughter is going
through a very inquisitive phase – needing to know how everything works.
‘What about people who walk
without moving their arms Daddy?’
‘If they are not technically
disabled darling, they are not to be trusted and are best avoided.'
‘OK Dad’.
Aurora resumed her marching on
the spot. I saluted her and, sensing a break in her line of enquiry, made to ‘about
turn’.
‘Daddy. What about the people at
church?'
I raised an eyebrow and waited for my daughter to elaborate.
'Well, you know the way Jocasta puts her arms up and runs around screaming when you take the croissants out of the oven. Her brain says "Yum! Put your arms up!'''.
'Yes.....'
'Well What about the people at church who raise their arms and close their eyes while they are singing?’
I raised an eyebrow and waited for my daughter to elaborate.
'Well, you know the way Jocasta puts her arms up and runs around screaming when you take the croissants out of the oven. Her brain says "Yum! Put your arms up!'''.
'Yes.....'
'Well What about the people at church who raise their arms and close their eyes while they are singing?’
This question did not entirely
surprise me. I had seen Aurora scanning the congregation during services.
‘No arms yet Daddy,’ she’d
whisper. Aurora has inherited her mother’s ‘stage whisper’ and can usually be
heard by all present.
‘That’s a slightly different
thing, sweetness. The people who raise their arms at church are having a
special spiritual moment and they are trying to get closer to Jesus.’
‘So they are, like, saying "Yum! Jesus!' They’ll not actually reach him though Daddy, will they? I mean, you’re tall, but I don’t think you’d be able to actually reach Jesus.’
‘No darling – I didn’t mean that
they are actually trying to touch Jesus.
They are being moved by Jesus and raising their hands in his general direction.'
‘A-ha!’. Aurora’s face showed great
revelation.
‘So their brains aren’t moving
their bodies. It’s Jesus’s brain and he’s really
messing about.’
He he... being moved by Jesus :) Think you might need to come back to that one.
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