Hey, I'm Invisible!

[Guest guest]

Last week, I had asked my seven year old son and four year old

daughter to point at their face and tell me who they were. My

daughter exclaimed, " I'm me and I want me for Christmas! " My son

said he was a primate.

 

This week, I had the opportunity to try this same Douglas Harding

experiment with my nine year old daughter. The result was truly

astounding!

 

First, I got her to point outwards at things, beginning with a

table. I got her to describe what she saw. " It's round, made of

wood and has legs. " she said. She did this sort of description

excercise with various other items in the apartment.

 

Then I got her to point at her feet and work her way up to her chest,

describing everything she saw.

 

Lastly, I had her point at her face. " What do you see? " I

asked. " My nose. " she answered. " What do you see behind it? " I

asked her. She paused for a moment, looking rather perplexed, and

then her eyes got big and she laughed excitedly, almost

shouting, " Hey, I'm invisible! "

 

To my utter satisfaction, she " got " it.

 

" Silver "