Children are wiser

The world really needs to be a nicer place.

See how my children (yes I call them mine) eventually "combined their herds" to make all the elephants cuddle together because they can protect each other...

Initially, each of the children just had their "own herd" of the same colour. They were already wise enough to arrange all the small elephants first and then the big ones because like that when they all curl up, the big ones will be outside to shelter the young ones from the cold.

Ironic isn't it, the young ones are now cushioning me (the big one) from the reality of the world..

Anyway...
For one of children, in her process of construction, she arranged all the elephants in one row and made all the big elephants in front, followed by all the small ones and finally a big one right at the end. I asked her the obvious- why was the big one at the back. She replied with confidence: "Because the big elephants need to lead the way and the small ones will follow. But this big one must be at the back to protect so that the small ones won't get lost."

So so so wise. The incorporation of all the prior knowledge she has and (I really hope) some of these is what she has heard from me.. I see the shadow of the penguin community, zebra community and lion community, etc...

Thanks children for somehow assuring me all my investment of time into reading you all bedtime stories is so worthwhile! On a side note, I recommend "It's Our Nature" by Rebeca Orozco. Come, let's go back to basics. The animals really offer us valuable lessons to learn from!

Back to my point, the world really needs to be a better place...