Kids say the darndest things!

"Attention is very important thing, where it goes, what it says. So when, say children are describing something, tell you something, they’re very sweet. You should ask them questions. You must see that you ask them questions and they answer you very sweet sweet things, they answer. But in that, you should see where is their attention, what they are describing and what they are saying to you because they’re realized children and the realized children always talk in the third person also. Like you tell them, ‘Now, you better go home.’ So they’ll say, ‘This boy will not go.’ I tell you, he doesn’t want to go home. ‘This boy will not go,’ meaning this boy is different from the one which is speaking. So they speak like that and the way they speak and the way things they say, it’s beautiful things they say and one lady tried to write down certain things the children had to say about politics, about politician and then she wrote a book and the book was sold within one week’s time. It’s so sweet." - Excerpt from Talk to Sahaja Yogis, Sydney, 1994

"We should have learned so much from the children, how innocent they are, how simple they are. They are very generous, and children will give away everything they have, everything. They don’t understand possession of things. Just imagine. If somebody likes something, alright, have it. And they’ll keep something for a person who likes something, you know. They are wonderful people. And we have to learn a lot from children. And their smiling faces and their joy should teach us how to behave. Because Ganesha shines through them very clearly. All the intelligence, all the beautiful things they say, I would say, you should all write it down – what your children talk, say. Because it would be such a book of interesting episodes, instead of writing about wars and horrible things that they have done in this world, better write what good things there are, which children can tell you." - Excerpt from Shri Ganesha Puja, Cabella, 2002

Taking guidance from Shri Mataji's speech, I have started writing down what my toddler says when she started talking.  Sure enough, they were the most innocent, simple and cute conversation that really inspires and makes me a better person.

My girl started talking when she was 1.5 years old.  By 2 years old, she can speak full sentences.  Her vocabulary is very limited as she picks up from her surrounding and TV.  She likes to grab a book (my books especially) and started reading them (pretentiously) with her limited vocab and it's sometimes very hilarious.  For example, we went to the public library few weeks back.  She took a book and started reading aloud, telling about the 3 little pigs and wolf and the houses.  When I went to check on her, found that she was reading an encyclopedia.  LOL!

Here's an example of one of the conversation:

We were at our weekly clearing session and our routine involves shoebeating and then footsoaking.  One of the aunties decided to test my girl.

Aunty: A, can you teach me how to shoebeat?
A: First, sit down.

There are many beautiful conversation that came with it and it makes me a more innocent person to think like them.    

If you have a young toddler who have started talking, please start writing them down.  You might be inspired by their words.

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