Years ago, my son Josh said something that I found humorous but also profound. “When I grow up,” he said. “I want to be on a football team.” This wasn’t the profundity, of course, but then he asked me if I thought he could do that. I replied, telling him that I hoped that he would be able to do all of the things he wanted for himself when he grew up. After a moment, he turned to me again and, this time, asked, “What are you going to be when you grow up?” I, of course, explained that I was already grown up. Without missing a beat, he pointedly and with genuine curiosity, asked: “So what are you?”
What a perfect question.