Today, I re-watched the most profound (and most adorable) video - probably on the entire internet. Yep. ENTIRE internet. (even better than the other two, 
A little boy and girl are arguing about the weather.
Here is what we can all agree on: Water is descending from the sky to the ground. Whatever you want to call that - we can agree that it is wet outside.
The little boy thinks, "It's SPRINKLING outside."
We can all relate to this, right? We have all gotten into so many unnecessary arguments where we are SAYING THE SAME THING, but using different words. But we are so intent on being "THE RIGHT ONE", that we focus on the semantics. Our passion becomes showing where we are correct, and more importantly - where the other person is flawed.
They bring in expert testimony.
As the argument persists, their voices get louder. The little boy even tries to put his hands on the little girl's cheeks to make sure he's got her full attention. 馃槀 They literally go back and forth with the same argument OVER AND OVER, getting more intense, until......
The little girl declares "MY MOMMY says it's RAINING outside."
The boy, having his OWN expert witness and not to be outsmarted says...
"NO, MY MOMMY says it's SPRINKLING outside."
The funniest part to me is... another little girl off camera joins in the mix from THIS POINT TO THE END OF THE VIDEO... saying "my mom says... my mom says... my mom says..." LOLOL I don't think ANYONE acknowledges this little voice from the peanut gallery throughout the ENTIRE video - but that doesn't stop her. She is going to ADD TO THE MIX with her voice, and damnit - someone is gonna hear her! LOLOLOL
Don't worry little girl, I heard you - I don't know what your point was - but I heard your voice! hhahaaha
Can you relate??? 馃ぃ
And now it's time to throw hands! 馃憡
When words don't make the impact they want, the first punch is thrown. And they are probably 3 years old - so the "punch" is more of a finger tapped to the cheek.
Of course, the sorry never comes, because THERE IS AN ARGUMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE WON! LOLOL As things get heated, more heated, and overheated... a friend gets in between them, and simply says:
"Stop, stop, stop."
But, they can't stop. They are too invested now. They need a winner to be declared, they need resolution, they need JUSTICE TO BE SERVED!!!! so ..... it persists!!! LOLOLOL
Then, HE SWITCHES TACTICS!!!馃ぃ馃槀
- No, it's not.
- Yes, it is.
- No, it's not.
- Yes, it is.
............... No, you're pretty! 馃ぃ
When he can't get her to back down with the raw aggressiveness of his radiating 3 year old masculinity, he resorts to accessing his softer side and complimenting her beauty. hahahahahahaha
But... alas, she will have none of that. She will neither be dissuaded nor distracted. For the love of all that is good and holy, IT. IS. RAINING!
IS ANYONE ELSE SEEING WHERE ALL THIS BEGAN IN OUR OWN LIVES?!?! FROM THE PLAYROOM!!! WE ARE ALL STILL TRYING TO WIN 馃槤
jab, jab, sidestep, counterpunch!
He made no headway with the last strategy, so now the boy makes a brilliant move - one that we adults STILL USE today. He makes this amazing statement that shows that the art of debate is not something we learn as adults. No, my friends, we are BORN with this gift LOL
He says. "And you're not real. I'm real."
And there it is, ladies and gentlemen. With six words, he has not only declared that he is right, and that she is wrong - but he has denied that her very existence matters. LOLOLOLOL
Tell me that you are not seeing this in our DAY TO DAY lives right now. I'm laughing so hard, because IT IS SO TRUE, and it's coming out of the mouths of babes!!! LOL
KO - it's over!!! It's over!!!! The champ has fallen and he is not getting up!
In the most shocking turn of events this decade, the boy slips and admits that it IS rain, only to quickly falter and say it is NOT raining. His opponent, Maisy, takes the opportunity to go for the knockout! She restates that it is INDEED raining and then.....
She pokes him once emphatically in the chest, to drive home her solid point.
At this moment, the video takes a very dramatic turn. The boy's eyes quietly fill with unshed tears, as he quietly says.
"you poked my heart."
And that is where every human being takes a little shaky breath.
Because even though she poked his CHEST - what he FELT was that her entire PRESENCE poked his HEART. And how often do we ALL do this? We walk around spitting out debates and claiming that our way is the right way, and then - we poke hearts.
It's evident that we do. Because there is heart carnage all around us, and we are tiptoeing through the bloody minefield that we've created. I'm sure THEY worked it out over milk and cookies, and it was all forgotten by naptime.
If anyone wants to do the same, the cookies are fresh out of my oven and naptime is in 2 hours. 馃槏馃槝馃ぃ I do so love this crazy place, and all the people on it that make us a very dysfunctional, but surviving family.
By the way - the sound of rain on my roof is unreal right now, and I'm SO THANKFUL that it's DRENCHING the forest. I hope by the end of the day - NO FIRE will remain!
and yes - it's not sprinkling, or raining.... it's POURING! 馃槤
If you want to see the video in its beauty... PLEASE CLICK HERE and watch it. I think you'll love it and I hope it pokes your heart in all the right ways! 馃憠鉂わ笍
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