Tag Archives: Ruben Gur

“The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.”  –Paul Cezanne

A couple of years ago my sister told me a story about how she came home from work to find her husband and then 5-year-old daughter playing “house” with her dolls and dollhouse.  They were deep into the imaginary play and her daughter was visibly annoyed to be interrupted by my sister’s arrival on the scene.  My sister asked if she could play with them and the daughter looked at her skeptically.

“I could be the mommy,” offered my sister.
“No, I’m the mommy,” said the kid. 
“How about if I am the baby then?”  says my sister, wanting in on the action.
 “No,” says the kid, “I’m also the baby. And Daddy is the daddy.” 
Kid pauses, thinks for a minute, then says,  “OK mommy, you can be a carrot growing in the garden.”
 

I love that story.  First of all, it’s damn funny (although my sister wasn’t amused at the time).  Second of all, it so reminds me of how I feel sometimes when I walk into the … (read the rest)