Over the Chinese New Year holidays, I had the privilege of eavesdropping on the conversation that took place between my 5 year old and his cousin, Caleb who is 1 year younger. "Last night, I dreamt of the Tou Foo Cat. It was climbing…" shared Caleb. "Is that a good guy or a bad guy?" interrupted Joseph. "Tou Foo Cat is a good guy!" came the prompt response. I was amused by the urgency to discern between a good guy and a bad guy right at the beginning of every conversation that involved "made-up" superheros.
Both Joseph and Caleb are at a stage where getting the right guy at the start is more important than anything else that transpired in their little conversation. In fact, in their storyline, their good guy will go round saving people, possess the most power ever imagineable and is fully capable of overcoming the bad guy. The bad guy of course deserve every ounce of what he gets i.e. got kicked around and eventually died!
If I were to interrupt their conversation with cheeky suggestions such as the good guy could end up dying while the bad guy lived; or that there was the grey guy, who was neither good nor bad, I would immediately be banished from Joe's sight and labeled as "Naugthy Mummy!" Somehow, I am inspired by Joe's determination to glorify the good guy and condemn the bad one. In fact, I think its us adults that came up with grey areas in our lives, thus leading to confusion and eventual compromise.
Child-like belief and purity. This is what our Heavenly Father desires from us.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. (Matthew 5:8)
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