>>>Kids Deep Thoughts
>>>==================
>>>
>>>     The below is from an actual newspaper contest where entrants, age 4 to 
>>>     15, were asked to submit their thoughts about deep thoughts.
>>>     
>>>     I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is why 
>>>     I don't have any clean laundery because, come on, who wants to wash 
>>>     clothes on the last day of thier life -- Age 15
>>>     
>>>     Give me the strength to change the things I can, the grace to accept 
>>>     the things I cannot, and a great big bag of money -- Age 13
>>>     
>>>     It sure would be nice if we got a day off for the president's 
>>>     birthday, like they do for the queen, Of course, we would have a lot 
>>>     of people voting for a candidate born on July 3 or December 26, just 
>>>     for the long weekends -- Age 8
>>>     
>>>     Democracy is a beautiful thing, except for that part about letting 
>>>     just any old yokel vote -- Age 10
>>>     
>>>     I bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween
>>>     -- Age 13
>>>     
>>>     I oftern wonder how come John Tesh isn't as popular a singer as some 
>>>     people think he should be. Then, I remember its because he sucks
>>>     -- Age 15
>>>     
>>>     For centuries, people thought the moon was made of green cheese. Then 
>>>     the astronauts found that the moon is really a big hard rock. That's 
>>>     what happens to cheese when you leave it out -- Age 6
>>>     
>>>     My young brother asked me what happens after we die. I told him we get 
>>>     buried under a bunch of dirt and worms eat our bodies.  I guess I 
>>>     should have told him the truth--that most of us go to hell and burn 
>>>     eternally--but I didn't want to upset him -- age 10
>>>     
>>>     I gase at the brilliant full moon. The same one, I think to myself, at 
>>>     which Socrates, Aristotole and Plato gazed. Suddenly, I imagine they 
>>>     appear beside me. I tell Socrates about the national debate over one's 
>>>     right to die and wonder at the constancy of the human condition. I 
>>>     tell Plato that I live in the country that has come the closest to 
>>>     Utopia, and I show him a copy of the Constitution. I tell Aristotle 
>>>     that we have found many more than four basic elements and I show a 
>>>     periodic table. I get a box of kitchen matches and strike one. They 
>>>     gasp with wonder. We spend the rest of the night lighting farts. -- 
>>>     Age 15
>>>     
>>>     When I go to heaven I want to see my grandfather again. But he better 
>>>     have lost the nose hair and the old-man smell -- Age 5
>>>     
>>>     I once heard the voice of God. It said "Vrrrrmmmmm." Unless it was 
>>>     just a lawn mower -- Age 11
>>>     
>>>     I don't know about you, but I enjoy watching paint dry. I imagine that 
>>>     the wet paint is a big freshwater lake that is the only source of 
>>>     water for some tiny cities by the lake. As the lake gets drier, the 
>>>     population gets more desperate, and sometimes there are water riots. 
>>>     Once there was a big fire and everyone died -- Age 13
>>>     
>>>     I like to go down to the dog pound and pretend that I've found my dog. 
>>>     Then I telll them to kill it anyway because I alread gave away all of 
>>>     his stuff. dog people sure don't have a sense of humor -- Age 14
>>>     
>>>     As you make your way through this hectic world of ours, set aside a 
>>>     few minutes each day. At the end of the year, you'll have a couple of 
>>>     days saved up -- Age 7
>>>     
>>>     Often, when I'm reading a good book, I stop and thank my teacher. That 
>>>     is, I used to, until she got an unlisted number -- Age 15
>>>     
>>>     It would be terrible if the Red Cross Bloodmobile got into an 
>>>     accident. No, wait. That would be good because if anyone needed it, 
>>>     the blood would be right there -- Age 5
>>>     
>>>     Think of the biggest number you can. Now add five. Then, imagine if 
>>>     you had that many Twinkies. Wow, thats five more than the biggest 
>>>     number you could come up with -- Age 6
>>>     
>>>     The only stupid question is the one that is never asked, except maybe 
>>>     "Don't you think its about time you audited my return?" or "Isn't it 
>>>     morally wrong to give a warning when, in fact, I was speeding?" Age 15
>>>     
>>>     Once, I wept for I had no shoes, then I came upon a man who had no 
>>>     feet, so I took his shoes. I mean. it's not like he needed them, 
>>>     right? -- Age 15
>>>     
>>>     If we could just get everyone to close their eyes and visualize world 
>>>     peace for an hour, just imagine how serene it would be until the 
>>>     looting started -- Age 15
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>