Baby Talk

Last month I was travelling to Delhi with my daughter.

As we were being transferred via the transit bus to our aircraft, the bus came to stop in front of a plane.

Avni is all happy and excited to see the plane.

She looks at the plane, turns to me and says "Dada, look plane nose"

She then again points to the plane and says "Dada, look plane eyes"

After which she gazes at the plane with quizzical expression for some time, turns towards me and asks "Dada, where plane teeth?"

Is the human brain wired to see everything from a single lens or we train it to find a reflection of ourselves in all objects?

I wonder, is this the reason we are so disdainful & inhuman towards anything - animate or inanimate - which is not US?

Parent Trap

A conversation between me and my little less than 2 year old daughter.

Me (with one finger raised): "Avni, what is this?"

Avni: "One"

Me (two fingers raised): "This?"

Avni: "Two"

Me (three fingers raised): "This?"

Avni: "Three"

Me (four fingers raised): "This?"

Avni: "Four"

Me (open palm): "This?"

Avni: "Hand"