Connor has been making plans to right the world's injustices. This started about a week ago with smoking. Connor visited the health center and it left an impression on him. He is extremely worried about anyone who smokes. We had the following conversation.
Connor: Maybe if we just took all the cigarettes out of the stores, then everyone would quit smoking.
Me: The stores would just get more cigarettes from the tobacco company.
Connor: So the tobacco company sells them cigarettes?
Me: Yes, that is how it works.
Connor: Then all we have to do is to tell the tobacco company that smoking is bad for people. If they knew that then they wouldn't want to sell cigarettes anymore.
Today we had a similar experience.
Connor: What is that place called Hooters?
Me: It is a restaurant.
Connor: Do they only sell vegetables there?
Me: Vegetables? No, they have other stuff, like chicken or something.
Connor: Can we go there?
Me: No, the girls that work there don't really wear a lot of clothes and it isn't very respectful to the people who eat there. It is kind of rude to go around without very much clothes on.
Connor: We should just tell their bosses that they are being kind of rude. Their bosses must not know about it.
Me: Hmmm...maybe not.
Connor: Or maybe they do...and they just are fine with it.
Me: I think that may be closer to the truth.
Connor: No, their bosses wouldn't want them to do that. We should definitely tell them.
Oh to see the world in such an non-cynical light.
Oh, if it were all that simple!! But great thoughts, Connor!!
ReplyDeleteI remember when Hannah was 5-years-old and saw a police officer smoking a cigarette. Her poor little brain just could not process how someone so "good" could do something so "bad". :)
ReplyDeleteConnor sounds like he would make a great lawyer. :)
ReplyDeleteHe's really great at explaining everything in the kindest possible way.
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