Nice thread Mott!

"Out of the mouths of Babes"
There is wisdom in that saying.

From a very young age I realized babies are much closer to reality than we are.
Every step of the enculturation process takes us a step away from the truth. Language, social mores, etc.; all substitute our 'accepted' reality for 'the real' reality.

When I was a little boy, my Grandfather was being given an award at a medical conference.
When Grandfather was on stage accepting the award in front of 150 or so people, he mentioned the word 'hell' in his speech.
At this point my 4-year old little Brother stood up and yelled:
"Hell, I'll tell you what Hell is. Hell is having this great big soul stuffed into this tiny little body."
The crowd was stunned and then some nervous laughter. Someone in my family still has this on 8mm film.