"C'mon Amelia, time to write!"
"No, you're right handed!"
"Don't scribble!"
To which my seven year old replied, "Amelia [the doll she sewed] is writing an essay called 'what infinity means to me.'"
"Oh cool, what did she write?"
"It is sewing that has never been done [finished]. It is also a cloth that can never be done [finished]. And a mountain that reaches on forever."
"Wow, that's cool! But, I'm curious why Amelia is thinking about infinity on a Saturday morning..."
"Well, she was in math class and this was her assignment."
Now there's a math class I'd love to attend! Lucky dolly.
Amelia has such a perfect - poetic - understanding of infinity from a doll's point of view! There's a kind of haiku-like simplicity in what she's written. I'd have liked to be in that class too - but maybe it's for dolls only?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely wonderful! Would you mind if I posted this on Ravelry and shared it on FB ? Such profound thoughts - natural for a child, amazing in its simplicity. I will add this to my collection of "A Child's Wisdom".
ReplyDeleteLaura, that would be awesome, especially considering she has been doing some kind of hand-work since about the age of 4.5. These days she back to sewing, but has also taught her self to embroider and had a spurt of crocheting a while back. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you - Merci - Vielen Dank!
ReplyDeleteDone on Ravelry and Facebook:
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Still have a smile on my face. Such beauty in perception and imagination!