What kids taught me about Politicians today
Today I supervised this activity with kindergarten kids. The activity was a game involving rock, scissors, and paper. The kids were standing on a piece of newspaper and every time they lost they had to fold their papers in half. Pretty common and simple game. But during this game, two kids reminded me a lot about politicians.
The first kid was a kid who didn't want to lose. Every round he kept on changing his hand. Even if he lost he changed it to show the others he won. He waited for my hand and quickly changed. He was cunning but not smart enough. Soon one of the other facilitators tried to tell the kid that he had to fold his paper. As he heard this he burst into tears and stopped playing. He tore his paper and got a new paper. He tore that one too. The game was done for him.
This first kid reminded me of the power-hungry politicians who want everything their way. They will try to do whatever they can to get things in their favor. But if you let them know that they are doing something unjustly, they will start getting violent and force things. These types of politicians are everywhere.
Then there was this second kid. She was doing the same thing as the other kid. But she was smart. She was cunning and smart. She looked around to see if any of the facilitators were looking or not. She tried to stand at an angle where her hand couldn't be seen. Thus every turn she was winning. It was harder for anyone to point her out. But eventually, she did lose a hand. But she did it intentionally. Just to show that she wasn't cheating.
This kid reminded me of most of the top leaders of the world. These politicians are the worst. Because they are both cunning and smart. They know how to get the public in their favor while serving their own needs. They are great at faking things and always think a step ahead. They also lose a few rounds just to show the public that things are fair.
I don't know how much sense I make but these 3-5 years old did put on a show today. I especially enjoyed the kids who were actually enjoying the game instead of thinking about winning. I guess we can all learn from those kids the most.