It’s the Return…

The Son of Liberty has taken on an entirely new context over the past several months since I’ve been absent. I hope to flesh that out in my future posts. I will also use this site to highlight my hilarious kids. That starts now…

Last night watching the always entertaining Holiday Bowl, the Oregon Duck–the mascot–got some 15 seconds of airtime before a commercial. Well my baby girl, Sydney, loves “the guy”. Any mascot is “the guy.” The duck had his arms crossed as any G Duck would and was nodding his head. Finally he pointed at the camera. Sydney’s immediate reaction was to say “me?”.

In Psychology this would be a good example of egocentrism. Young children have no concept that they are not the only minds in existence. To Sydney, there was no question the Duck was pointing only to her.

Now, I’m a man, I’m 30, but too often I still am plagued by that same notion that the world revolves around me. I hope that in 2009 I can look more to others needs and desires than to my own.

~ by dthomas96 on December 31, 2008.