Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Incredible Hulk could Punch Jesus?
Yesterday, Rachel, My youngest son, and I were on our way to pick up the two older kids from school. We are having normal conversation, mostly driven by my very talkative 4 year old, Jensen. The topic was focused on superheroes, as it so often is, and yesterdays superhero of choice was "The Incredible Hulk". We are talking about how tall he is, how green he is, how old he is, and finally resolving the biggest mystery of all....How strong he is. Strength and size is a big deal when dealing with a super hero. The "hulk" doesn't have any typical superhero powers, no flying or x-ray vision, but what he has is pure strength. Sure it is anger induced and was brought on by to much Gamma Ray but it is pure strength! So we talk a little more about the destructive power and strength of the "hulk" and then a rare and momentary silence..... followed by the big one! "The incredible hulk could punch Jesus." he says, then silence as he waited for my response. I froze up...I had nothing. I was actually pondering for a split second what that scenario would look like, then I snapped out of it and opened my mouth to say something really profound and change his life....and still nothing, not one thought would form. Finally Rachel chimes in, unaffected by the amazing complexity of my genius sons question, with a simple and amazingly profound answer (at least for me). "The incredible hulk is not real and Jesus is". Dang it! I couldn't have said that? But somehow I actually felt enlightened. Then to top it all off while I am still digesting what she said, my son simply responds with a very mature "Oh yeah!” He didn't forget that Jesus was real; he forgot that the "hulk" wasn't. For me, at times, it is the opposite.
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My favorite part of this post was that "gamma ray" was one of the labels you entered. Which is good...like if anyone wants to search gamma ray on your blog this will pop up right away...I'm pretty sure a search for gamma ray on my blog would be futile. But not on yours. Your blog rocks!!!
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This was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. It made me think of many of my own conversations with my kiddos of such profound subjects as superhero physics and how it relates in the real world. Definitely put a smile on my ugly mug.
ReplyDeleteReading your pile of rocks made me smile and laugh. Rachel was right on with the answer. Your family is the best. cap
ReplyDeleteYep, Jensen surely has a lot of thoughts like those. I hope i did a good job for you guys answering his comment about if Jesus came to you guys house, He would break it because He is a giant. :) Gotta love that kid!
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