Whoa. What just happened? I think some wizard used a Time-Turner, and that's the reason I feel I'm experiencing deja-vu.

Well, whaddaya know? I'm officially a UP Maroon now! I just enrolled last Friday. I got my class cards, my schedule, and I have my own block now (whatever a block really is, 'cause I can't understand what it really is).

So, I'm all set for my first day in college. Just have to go to the campus tour on June 15. I don't want to get lost over there. The campus is BIG.

Now, on to the topic.

I was watching an episode of Hanna Montana the other day (I keep missing most episodes these days because of my hectic schedule) about Miley trying to keep her secret from her new boyfriend, Jake Ryan, even though the dude's so honest with her. So she's so guilty, that when she read to a class of 2nd graders a story about honesty, she got ambushed by the children's questions.

Children. They are so innocent (well, at least most are) and carefree. They're young, so no one expects so much from them. Technically, under these conditions, they think more of solving problems than complaining about it. They can give you the most obvious answer to a simple question. They're so obvious and simple that we tend to overlook it.

Take the 2nd graders in the Hanna Montana episode I discussed. They asked Hanna if she ever lied, and she was trying to explain how she's put into pressure and is forced to tell lies, so the children deduced that she lies willingly. That's the only answer there is, but Hanna's just making it more complicated. See?

Do you know the story about the Gordian knot? It's about a king named Gordius. He is king of a part of Asia. He tied an intricate knot and declared that the one who could untie it would be the ruler of the whole Asian territory. As it is, Alexander the Great found out about this and went to Gordius. He attempted to untie it, but when he thought that it was impossible to untie it, he cut it with his sword. Gordius and the other people were shocked, because it was so simple, and yet it seemed like Alexander cheated. However, Alexander had too many soldiers for Gordius to argue. Take note that Alexander was younger than 30, which can rather be considered young!

Why is it that older people are less logical than toddlers and kids? It's unfeasible that the weight of their responsibilities is making them throw reason to the winds. That's just scary. That just means that the more responsibilities, the less ability to analyze critically. It just doesn't add up.

I think that children seem to have more logic because they are presented with less things to ake into consideration. Like in algebra, the more variables you consider, the harder it is to solve things. If you work only with x, chances are you will be able to solve the problem easily. But if you solve an algebraic equation with variables x, y, z, a, b, c, or more.

Okay, so maybe the "more responsibility" theory is rather similar, but in essence, they are entirely different things.

I think I've written enough for one night.