{"id":698,"date":"2013-03-28T02:07:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T02:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melangedmaculateme.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/28\/a-self-aware-philosopher-who-is-9-and-his\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T16:26:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T20:26:46","slug":"a-self-aware-philosopher-who-is-9-and-his","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melange.dmaculate.me\/home\/2013\/03\/28\/a-self-aware-philosopher-who-is-9-and-his\/","title":{"rendered":"A self-aware philosopher who is 9 and his thoughtful 7yo brother"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How does he manage to be so aware of what he doesn\u2019t know? \u201cOf course, I could be wrong,\u201d he says over and over, offering his opinions in the most unassuming, gentle way. And his brother, talking about how baseball satisfies our need for drama (\u201cWe do not have that kind of suspense in our lives.\u201d), he\u2019s doing it too \u2014 thinking, connecting, reflecting \u2014 and he\u2019s 7!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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How does he manage to be so aware of what he doesn\u2019t know? \u201cOf course, I could be wrong,\u201d he says over and over, offering his opinions in the most unassuming, gentle way. 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