Ever have a time when you ask the question "why" never really expecting the answer? Today, was just one of those "why" days. Several people asked me questions that did not need an answer or there just isn't any way to answer them or who really cares what the answer might be.
For instance (this was early in the morning) Why is sugar white when raw sugar is brown (who cares as long as it's sweet, right?) Or how about Why do kids call themselves in sick from the school and in the background you hear the tardy bell ring? Or Why do we watch reality TV when we live it every day? Or like Melanie asks -- why is there a medium size when there is no small size? Why is the color blue used for boys? Why do worms come out onto the sidewalks after a rain? Why do fancy chefs wear tall hats? Why are tennis balls fuzzy? Why do donuts have holes? Why do we say to "mind your p's and q's" when we really just want them to be careful? Why is a face called a mug? Anyway you get my drift.
Gary says we come by it naturally. We are all very curious people and some things are just there for us to ponder. He says think about it -- at a very early age we ask the question "why". I'm sure you have met a toddler who asks "why", given the answer, only to ask "why" again, to be given an answer, only to ask "why" again. Many a parent have answered "because I said so" just to keep the toddler quiet. Think about it next time someone asks one of those silly "why questions."
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