Two men at lecterns - for argument’s sake, let’s call them DAVE and GIL.
Dave
Now, it’s been brought to our attention that some people don’t yet understand
the difference between ‘child-like’ - good thing - and ‘child-ish’ - bad
thing - so, we’re here to help you understand. Isn’t that right, Gil?
Gil
No.
Dave
What?
Gil
Not doing it ...
Dave
What? Not doing what?
Gil
Talking. Not doing it.
Dave
Why not?
Gil
Don’t want to. Anyway, talking’s boring…
Dave
What? But you have to…
Gil
Why?
Dave
No, we agreed, you have to…
Gil
Why?
Dave
Because we need to explain this to people, they need to understand…
Gil
Why?
Dave
Because they need to know - they need to know the difference between ‘child-like’
- good thing - and ‘child-ish’ - bad thing. God asks us - tells us to be
‘child-like’ to approach Him with an open heart and a sense that anything’s
possible - and Paul, who wrote a big chunk of the Bible, tells us not to
be ‘child-ish’ - whining, demanding and forever asking stupid questions…
Gil
(PAUSE) Why?
Dave
BECAUSE I SAID SO!
Gil
I don’t like you now…
Dave
What?
Gil
You shouted at me…
Dave
What? Yes… I… Yes… What?
Gil
That’s not fair…
Dave
What’s not fair?
Gil
Shouting at me…
Dav
Why not?
Gil
Well, I mean, I’m only trying to explain the difference between ‘child-like’
- good thing - and ‘child-ish’ - bad thing - aren’t I…
Dave
Well, yes, I suppose, yes.
Gil
So, what do you say?
Dave
What?
Gil
What do you say?
Dave
What? Oh. Right. Mm smrry m shmtmd…
Gil
I can’t hear you…
Dave
I said, ‘I’m sorry I shouted’, alright?
Gil
Really sorry?
Dave
Really sorry, yes.
Gil
There now, doesn’t that feel better.
Dave
Don’t patronise me.
Gil
You started it.
Dave
Didn’t.
Gil
Did too.
Dave
Didn’t.
Gil
Did so too…
Dave
Did so not didn’t, million billion times over so nerrr…
Gil
Did did did did did did did did did did did did did did did did did did
did did did did did did did did hundred million billion infinity times
so nerrrrrrrr…
Dave
Yes, but did we explain it?
Gil
What, the difference between ‘child-like’ - good thing - and ‘child-ish’
- bad thing?
Dave
Yes.
Gil
Oh, I think so.
Dave
Good.
***END***
Copyright (C) David Simpkin, 2004. (8th February 2004)
