Sometimes kids just get it.
While teaching a kids class last week, I posed the question “what could you promise to do”. I got the usual plethora of answers “Clean my room” “Help with the dishes” “study hard” etc. One kid offers another standard “I promise not to lie”. There was one student though, who had not answered, so I called on him. Now you should know that this rambunctious kid is normally not lost for words, however this time he though long and hard about his answer. He replied “well I really can’t promise not to lie. If I did and then lied, my original promise would be a lie. Wouldn’t it just be better to just not lie. Isn’t a promise just a way of saying you won’t lie” At this point I may have looked a little confused. He went on to add “If you have to promise not to lie, then you probably are a liar-right”
Hmm! being a person who is respected for their honesty and never being questioned on their truth-sounds like a quality of a Tatsujin. Sometimes kids just get it!!
Tags: kids, Newbury Park Martial Arts Center, Ninjutsu, Tatsujin