When I'm driving down the road, sometimes the concept of "left and right" blurs. Most of the roads on which I drive are little country roads and there is not much traffic. Kentucky also has some of the twistiest, windiest roads known to humans. So, as long as I am being a safe driver, and nothing is coming at me head-on, why should I speed up or slow down just to stay on the "right" side of the road?
I was never one for coloring inside the lines either.
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For other great entries on the subject "Left & Right", see Issue #84 of Sunday Scribblings!
Funny! Coloring outside the lines is a good thing!
ReplyDeleteYour thoughts reminded me of part of a psychology class question teachers love to ask about whether you would stop at a stop sign on a completely deserted road.
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Your "coloring outside the lines" brings to mind a great old song by Harry Chapin. The lyrics are brilliant.
ReplyDeleteYou can hear it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=noVC5Jt2Gu8
Here are the lyrics:
Flowers are Red by Harry Chapin
Harry Chapin Flowers are Red Lyrics
(Spoken)Your son marches to the beat of a different drummer, comma.
(Spoken)But don't worry,
(Spoken)We'll have him joining the parade by the end of the term
The little boy went first day of school
He got some crayons and started to draw
He put colors all over the paper
For colors was what he saw
And the teacher said.. What you doin' young man
I'm paintin' flowers he said
She said... It's not the time for art young man
And anyway flowers are green and red
There's a time for everything young man
And a way it should be done
You've got to show concern for everyone else
For you're not the only one
And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen
But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
Well the teacher said.. You're sassy
There's ways that things should be
And you'll paint flowers the way they are
So repeat after me.....
And she said...
Flowers are red young man
Green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than they way they always have been seen
But the little boy said...
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
The teacher put him in a corner
She said.. It's for your own good..
And you won't come out 'til you get it right
And are responding like you should
Well finally he got lonely
Frightened thoughts filled his head
And he went up to the teacher
And this is what he said.. and he said
Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen
Time went by like it always does
And they moved to another town
And the little boy went to another school
And this is what he found
The teacher there was smilin'
She said...Painting should be fun
And there are so many colors in a flower
So let's use every one
But that little boy painted flowers
In neat rows of green and red
And when the teacher asked him why
This is what he said.. and he said
Flowers are red, green leaves are green
There's no need to see flowers any other way
Than the way they always have been seen.
But there still must be a way to have our children say . . .
There are so many colors in the rainbow
So many colors in the morning sun
So many colors in the flower and I see every one
Ha. When I was in kindergarden my parents were called to school because I was "badly behaved". What did I do wrong? I "refused" to color within the lines. ACtually I couldn't see the lines, I was so nearsighted, but nobody figured that out for three more years.
ReplyDeleteMad Kane
At least you're not ambidextrous! It drives my hubby crazy that I tend to say "left" when it really could be a "right". LOL!
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