The quick witted
We get to interact with different kinds of people on a day to day basis. Add a few kids to the mix, the interaction level changes completely. It's always fun to get down to their level and have a nice discussion. There is always a takeaway at the end of it; it's always a pleasant experience. Their depth of interest in things always leaves me dumbfounded. "How do kids pick up that? How can they be so smart and intelligent?" Anyway, to cut a long story short, as we were house hopping for Navarathri, I happened to meet a cute little girl over the weekend at my wife's friend's place. Kids are adorable, and this one was no different. She was like a bullet train, asking million questions a second, expecting you to keep pace with her and belt out the answers. She is just six years old. "So, you and my father are school classmates?", she asked me. Nope, I replied. "Oh, so you and my mother are classmates?", she turned to my wife. ...