Sunday, December 21, 2008

Eric's magic




Eric was watching YouTube videos that showed people doing magic tricks with Zippo lighters. He thought it was so cool, that he wanted to give it a try. So, off we went to find a lighter. It was funny to think of what the salesperson was thinking when I kept checking in with Eric to make sure he got the one he wanted! We made up stories on the way home as to what the person could have been thinking. And, then we talked about how we never really know what people are thinking, only if they tell us. It is easy to think we know what a person's motive is for something, or why they choose to do things, but the fact is, we don't know, we can only guess! One trick he learned is to put a pair of scissors through the flame, which makes it go out, then he waves his hand over the lighter, and the flame comes back. Very cool!

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