Grandson Ollie likes to consult Mr. Expert to hear the pronunciation of common words.
“How does you say ‘sock’?” Ollie asks.
Mr. Expert says, “Soock. That’s really how you say it, Ooollie.”
“What about ‘movie’?
“You should say ‘meevie’, Ooollivoor,” says Mr. Expert.
And the expert should know. After all, he’s one smart potato and has been to college. At least, that’s what I tell Ollie.
["How do you say 'cookie'?: photos GH]
Ollie loves little chats with Mr. Expert, and they will continue for a few more days, until the spud is needed to make Mr. Irish stew.
I like how children suspend belief and play along with grandfathers.
In the real world, however, I think adults have been suspending belief for far too long.
The way we run our economy and treat our environment has run its course, yet many still believe in ‘business as usual’ - as if prosperity will continue as it did in the past few decades on the back of cheap oil.
Mr. Expert would say, “Goood loock with that.”
I ask you: Do we suspend belief like children?
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