The other day Keira and I were watching a cooking show filmed in India. So there were lots of shots of crowded markets and lovely tropical vistas. There were also, understandably, a few shots of untethered cattle roaming the streets.
Keira: Why are they letting the cows walk around in the city?
Me: Because in India cows are sacred.
Keira: What?
Me: They’re considered Gods by some people*.
Keira: What’s a God?
Oh, sweet Lord, help me.
Me: A God is something that some people consider to be very important.
Keira processed this for a few seconds.
Keira: But cows aren’t important!!?
I don’t think she realises yet where her taco mincemeat comes from…and that’s a conversation probably not long off, either.
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*Further research of mine has showed that this isn’t correct, but since I am honestly reproducing the conversation, I let it through here.
