Father's day musings: knowing half the answer

My father had an interesting view of most things, but it always intrigued me. I try to reminisce some of our conversations on father's day every year.

When I was in class 5, I left a question unanswered in a school test. "Why is the sky blue?" or something like that. Papa asked me why I didn't answer it, and I said I didn't know the answer.

Now, in his fascinating way, he told me "but half the answer was already in the question!" I said "where?"

He said "'The sky is blue because...' see, that's half your answer. Now, all you have to do is study half of what the other idiots are studying because you already know half the answer to every question."

I was blown away. This man is a genius, I thought. Years later, I learned about positive reinforcement through Dale Carnegie training and realized how much that helped me in conquering my fears and being more confident in life.

Anyway, I still failed in the next test. I didn't study at all and my answers were -
* The sky is blue because.
* Holi is celebrated because.
* Education is important because.

Yeah, I was a dumb kid. Happy Father's Day.

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