Reykjavík Grapevine - 01.06.2018, Side 66

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LIFE IN PICTURES
Children
Know Better
Text: Phil Uwe Widiger Photos: Art Bicnick
Children are the miracle of life. Within no more than
nine months, humans have
the ability to give birth to a
new life that will last many
decades. Isn’t that freaking
amazing?!
But not only that, children
are also born with natural
curiosity and wisdom, and
often manage to answer the
most philosophical ques-
tions with the simplest an-
swers.
As we grow up, life gets im-
mensely more complicated
and we lose the sparkling
purity we once possessed as
children.
In honour of June 1st, the In-
ternational Children’s Day,
we went to Hjallastefnan
pre-school to ask children
important questions of life,
and to profit from their un-
tainted honesty. This is our
tribute to children’s inno-
cence and their sheer joy of
life. (Now go out and play!)
Grapevine: What is being pregnant?
Starkaður (4): "It's when a woman has a baby in the stomach and it takes a long, long time to come out."
Grapevine: What is a friend?
Salka (4): "Friends hug, play and are happy together."
Grapevine: What is time?
Hildur (4): "Time tells us when we should go somewhere. I also once saw a talking tree
with a mouth. Time can come and let it go to sleep."
Grapevine: What do you love?
Patrik (4): Candy. "I love to eat candy and sometimes food."
Grapevine: What do you want to be?
Hrafnkell (5): "Superman."