A father tells his five-year-old where humans came from by saying he doesn't know. The kid suggests God did it. The father likes that answer and reflects on why admitting uncertainty matters more than picking between Bible and science.
Good morning, everyone. Here is your Moment of Yes. Yesterday, my 5-year-old son, in his 5-year-old way, asked me essentially, where did the first person on earth come from? Since there was no mom and dad to give birth, where did this first person come from? Wow, that's a great big question from a 5-year-old. And so my head was kind of going crazy. Oh, do I go with a biblical answer? Do I go with evolution? What do I go with? And because I obviously have to give him an answer. And then I realized, no, I don't need to give him an answer. Because honestly, if I'm being as authentic as possible, my best answer is, I don't know. And that's the answer I went with. And so I asked him, well, what do you think? And he thought about it for a while. And then he let it go. And then an hour or two later, he came back. What do you think? And he had told me that he had asked mom the previous day and she also said that she did not know. So it was good to see that Hollister and I were on the same page on that one. And after a few hours, he came to me, brought it up again. I did not bring it up. And he said, Dad, I think God must have put the first person on earth. And I said, you know what? That is what I am going with too, bud. That is what I am going with. And that's the best I know. That's all I know. And I totally appreciate and respect and trust that whatever answer he needs and whatever that's going to turn into for him is exactly what he needs at this time, at this moment, as he continues to evolve and grow as well. So just embracing this idea today of I don't know. I don't know. And I don't know is enough. And the dog in the background apparently agrees with me. So I don't know. That's your moment of yes for today. Have a wonderful day.
