Kiddy Tales
Innocent phrases from innocent minds...smile...
Death And Heaven
My father passed away when Adriel was 9 and Jeriel 6. They were there when their grandpa was lying lifelessly on the hospital bed. Again, they'd gone through the whole funeral service and witnessed the cremation of their beloved grandpa.
The death of their grandpa had left a great impact on both Adriel and Jeriel. While Adriel chose to remain silent, Jeriel would not quietly let things skip by. A few days and even weeks after the funeral, what's on Jeriel's mind were only things related to death and heaven!
We did not avoid the topic but tried our best we could to explain to him.
| I Don't Wanna Die | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | Mommy, where is heaven? |
| Mommy: | It's a very very far place. |
| Jeriel: | How do we go to heaven? Take Daddy's Naza Ria? (daddy's car) |
| Mommy: | No, we'll just be there when we die. |
| Jeriel: | Is it a big house? Like hotel? Is it nice? |
| Mommy: | No, it's not a house. It's a place full of flowers, angels, nice things... |
| Jeriel: | Can I take my pencil box and all the pens with me? |
| Mommy: | No, we'll not take anything there. There're plenty of pens in heaven. |
| Jeriel: | When will we come back? |
| Mommy: | We won't be back. We'll be there forever, and be with God. |
| Jeriel: | Then I don't want to die. I don't want to go to heaven...Will we be together? |
| Mommy: | Yes, we'll be together. We all have God in our hearts, we'll be together. |
| I changed the topic quickly. Jeriel was indeed very worried and frightened that we would not be back. | |
| Go Heaven Now! | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | Mommy, I want to climb up the tree, to the cloud, and then open up the cloud and go to heaven now. |
| Mommy: | ... |
| Jeriel: | Because my Sunday School teacher told me heaven is a very beautiful place. I want to go there now. |
| Mommy: | Oh, my dear, you are not going to heaven now. When one day you are old, and God says it's time to go there, you'll be there. Not now, ok? |
| Jeriel: | Only when you are old? |
| Mommy: | Yes. It's still a long time to go. Not now. |
| Why We Die When Old | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | Why when you're old, you die? |
| Mommy: | Because every part of our body, the cells and the organs are not functioning well anymore. |
| Jeriel: | Why does God make it that way? |
| Mommy: | Because He wants us to reproduce. |
| Jeriel: | And that's why? |
| Mommy: | Yup! |
| Sad And Yet Happy! | |
|---|---|
| Mommy: | Gong Gong (grandpa) is no longer here. Do you miss him? |
| Jeriel & En Yi (cousin): | Yea... |
| Mommy: | You feel sad? |
| Jeriel & En Yi: | Yea... |
| Mommy: | Why then you look so happy? |
| Jeriel: | Because we're playing. Playing is sure happy! |
| Poo When Dying?? | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | Daddy, when someone is in heaven, will he still pee and poo? |
| Daddy: | No, only those still alive on earth will pee and poo. In heaven, never need to do that. |
| Jeriel: | What if Gong Gong half way poo and then pass away? Then his bottom will be dirty and smelly...because the poo is still there! |
| Daddy: | (Speechless for awhile) Oh...someone will clean it... |
| Jeriel: | Oh...ok... |
| Holy Bible On Your Body | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | Daddy, next time when you die, when you lie in the coffin, I'll put the Holy Bible on your body. |
| Daddy: | No, you don't need to put the Bible. when someone dies, he doesn't take anything with him. |
| Jeriel: | Then why Gong Gong had the bead and his Bible in his hand? |
| Daddy: | That's their belief. |
| Jeriel: | I still want to put the Holy Bible in your hand. Not Gong Gong that kind of Bible, but the Holy Bible. |
| Daddy: | ...Ok!! |
| Just See How I Mess Up Your Coffin! | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | Daddy, you know how I make your coffin messy? |
| Daddy: | ... :( |
| Jeriel: | I'll put your laptop, PDA, HP TouchSmart...in your coffin! |
| Daddy: | No, you don't do that... |
| Jeriel: | Yes, I want. But the PDA I'll pass to mommy just in case she needs to call people. |
| Daddy: | ...Ok!! |
| Only Christians Are Invited | |
|---|---|
| Jeriel: | You know, Gong Gong is in hell now. |
| Mommy: | Why did you say so? |
| Jeriel: | Because he was a Buddhist. God only invites Christian to heaven. So he's in hell now! |
| Mommy: | ...ehmm... |
| What would you have told Jeriel about this? | |
Kids are just very innocent and naive. It doesn't matter what they say, they meant no harm to anyone.
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