Wise Words

[snuggle05]

"You don't really know someone until you've had recess with them" - Alex, age 8

Comments

[mistamista]

Wow. The reads like something out of "Frazz." The fact that it's bona fide fucks me up.

[mistamista]

*THAT. Not "The."

puzzled

[snuggle05]

Why would it fuck you up? I would think it would be so much more enlightening/amazingly true because it's so innocent. Like, he's not quoting a proverb, but it's just like a proverb. I find the perspective fascinating, because it's not the cliche "you don't know a person until you've seen how they treat their inferiors," or "you don't know someone until you've spent a night in the woods together" or something like that. The kid's stating an observation that's universal: recess is the equivalent of a neighborly cook-out, etc. I loved it. I hear all these great comments from kids walking by and just talking!!