This is a favorite movie of mine, but back to the post. My mother is in deep
introspection. Our life-altering conversation went like this today:
Me: Why do you sound
so serious? What were you doing?
Ma: I was
introspecting!
(This will be
interesting, I think to myself!)
Me: What were you
introspecting about?
Ma: I was introspecting
about you.
Me: What about me?
Ma: I was trying to
understand if you are intelligent or "shorol" (not worldly-wise, a
euphemism for boka or an idiot).
(This is getting
really interesting now, I think to myself!)
Me: So what makes you
think that I am intelligent?
Ma: Well, you are
publishing papers, going places. So you must be doing something right
in life.
Me: Fair enough. And
what makes you think that I am boka?
Ma (very sheepishly):
Well, many years ago, I bought an unripe watermelon by mistake that was all
white instead of red inside. I did not want to throw it away, so your sister
told you that white watermelons are really healthy and yummy and you ate all of
it.
Me: I think it says
more about my sister and your lack of grocery skills than it says about me!
Anyway, keep introspecting and let me know if you have an answer.
sunshine
