Why Critical Thinking - A Story For You
Critical Thinkers – A Story for You
I love this story, although I embellish in my own way because that’s what I do, but read this and let me know what you think.
A young newlywed is eager to have her new friends over for dinner. Carefully she prepares the roast she purchased as she had been taught. She cuts off the end of the roast first before adding the special blend of herbs and spices. In eager anticipation, she puts the final touches on her table pleased with her careful preparations.
Upon arriving, her guests exclaimed their appreciation over the mouth-watering aromas emanating from the kitchen. Proudly, the young newlywed brought the meal out and generously served her guests. They so enjoyed the meal that one young friend leaned over to ask her secret in making such a delicious roast. Pleased to be asked, the young women carefully explains how to prepare the roast, making sure her guest understands to cut the end of the roast off first before applying the herbs and spices.
“Why?” asks her friend.
Startled, the young women replied, “Well, that’s how to prepare it.”
“Yes, but why? Why do I have to cut the end of the roast off?”
The young woman wasn’t sure exactly why this was so important and couldn’t answer. The following day, she called her mother and asked that same question. Unfortunately her mother was just as uncertain as she was.
Together, they decided to ask the Grandmother. When they put the question to the Grandmother she didn’t have the answer either. The Grandmother decided the only one to answer that was her Mother and so all three headed over to Great-Grandmothers home to find an answer to this perplexing question.
When they arrived, the Great-Grandmother was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected visitors. She invited them all to sit and enjoy a glass of sweet lemonade.
Once gathered around the table, the Grandmother asked the question that had the three women thoroughly perplexed;
“Mom,” began the Grandmother, “you know your famous roast recipe that we all love to make, we were wondering Why You always cut off the end of the roast first before doing anything else?”
Great-Grandmother shrugged and replied, “Because the roast was always too big and it wouldn’t fit in my pan.”
Raising my children, I was often asked “Why?” They would not hesitate to ask and I encouraged them, too, in order to help them process information, formulate their own thoughts and opinions and grow.
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