Learning From A Teenager

 

 

As a 48 year old adult with a college education (a lofty 2.3 GPA), there was a time when I could say with confidence there was absolutely NOTHING to learn from some punk teenager.

Boy, was I mistaken!

 

My teenage son just taught me an easier way to peel a banana!

 

 

 

He told me humans peel bananas from the top (stem end) downward.

Primates, on the other hand, peel their bananas from the bottom upward.

(Note:  Picture is a chimpanzee, NOT my son.)

 

 

 

As multiple sclerosis forces my backward slide down the evolutionary scale, I thought it would be wise to learn to peel a banana like my monkey brethren.

So I asked my wise son to explain his theory.

 

 

He described in detail the struggle we humans endure as we peel a banana from the stem side down.

 

 

To peel a banana, we start by one of three ways.

We can twist or tear the peel at the stem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those with proper manners can cut the peel at the stem.

 

 

 

 

And those of us with the etiquette of a Neanderthal (me) even bite the peel to get it started.

 

 

 

 

But monkeys may be smarter than what we think.

Primates, my son said, turn the banana upside down.  They then pinch the very end with their fingernail and peel away.

 

No muss.  No fuss.

And NO messy banana strings!

 

Give it a try and you’ll agree, peeling a banana from the bottom is so simple….even a monkey can do it!

 

With this new knowledge, I have since swallowed my stubborn pride and realized I CAN learn something from a teenager.

Thank you son.  Now can you please tell me how to change the damn ringtone on this stupid cellphone.