Kids Are Wise! Poem by Madathil Rajendran Nair
Kids Are Wise!
The cranky kid cried all day
Its dad tried several ways
To console, then he found a way
There was a door in the house
That had several decorative bells
With them, he made the kid to play
Lo, it was happy for the rest of the day
The new morrow dawned
The kid was cranky again
Dad thought the door will work
The kid was again shown the bells
It yelled to his surprise without end
"Not now, not now, this I don't want
Make me play this yesterday"
Whoever said kids aren't wise?
They speak the dilemma of modern science
Lost in the cosmology dream
As also the thoughts of ancient saints
Cosmology is gravitating towards the concept that yesterday, today and tomorrow are interwoven in the same fabric of time and space. In that sense that can be no yesterday, today or tomorrow since they all are one and the same. The universe is bizarre and baffling that we can ever imagine it to be. Great write.10
Children often relate to the world around them based on their experience with it- - such as one day we were driving over the bridge and the river was in flood stage and my daughter said God must have left the water running in the tub.... Their sweet artlessness can sometimes leave us speechless too. A pleasant read! !
With 6 kids, this could have been a full time job. I intervened when appropriate, but managed to block out the screams and force them to entertain themselves when they were just simply bored.: -)
We are born unburdened with the things that will come to filter and shape us. Children are wise as are those elder men and women who see through the clutter and hear through the noise that can suffocate clear thinking. The thoughts of ancient saints and babes ring clear as a bell in your marvelous tale. The ability to see such things so clearly shines quite a light on you my good friend.
While kids cry daddy tires to fulfill their wishes in several ways. Having loss means having involvement in cosmology and dream gives wise feelings. Thoughts of ancient saints we remember. Making play of yesterday and today outlines fortune. This is amazing poem really.10
Always need something new. Human mind always looks for a change. Child's mind is sharper and fast. Beautifully captured in the poem.
An interesting poem. Little incidents often treated as trifles teach us a lot about life n human psyche. Yes, kids are truly wise. Often they teach us more about life than we can ever learn from books. A lovely piece of writing.10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/7/2025 3:11:35 PM # 1.0.0
Make me play this yesterday- - - - This really an interesting question posed by the kid- - - -So difficult to answer- - Has science invented how to go back to yesterday ? Thank you for sharing this nice poem.
Einstein and quantum physics have changed science's understanding of time so much so that it has been rendered a construct of the mind. In the absolute sense, therefore, there is no today or tomorrow. In this context, it would be interesting to read Beyond Biocentrism by Robert Lanza. I just finished it. India's Vedanta also takes us to the same conclusion.