Me:"You mean America the country?"
Aditi:"Ya, how you make it?"
Me:"hmmm, America is a country made by people. How to make it? People needed to sit down and have discussions, everyone should express themselves, let others know their minds. That's why mama keeps telling you education is important because it will help you express your thoughts clearly. Also, you need to listen to and understand what others want, then all of the people find agreement, to put into laws, and all of us respect and obey the laws. Most of the time, we do the discussion by voting. And there are wars too, sometimes when you can't find agreement, you have to fight for what's right. Protests too, when we don't like something, we protest. Remember we went to the street and protested for black people's, women's, immigrants', gay people's rights? Because the society is unfair to them. And we got to protect the people who are treated unfairly, we got to protect the weak. Only in this way, most people, including us, will be treated fairly."
Shiva:"Mama, I think I love to be with Ms. Y more than being with you now."
Me:"Awww, that's so sweet of you. I'm very glad that you love your teacher and enjoy the time with her." ["My baby is growing up, it's good he is capable of loving the people he encounters."]
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Shiva:"What else brands' machines we have in the house? Whirlpool, Samsung, Panasonic.."
Me:"American, South Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese too, and European like German cars too. Because they have democracy, and only democracy brings about innovation because rule and law protect innovators' rights."
Shiva:"ya, not only copying. If I spend time thinking about something, I will create. But some students they copy, then they don't create."
Me:"Exactly."
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