Driving to school Monday morning with Jeb, six years old, going on seven:

“Mom, do you ever just forget that you’re on this planet?”

“What do you mean?”

“Like you just forget that you’re even alive.”

“Mmm…I think I might know what you mean.  Do you mean something like when you’re just going through your day and you are almost not realizing that you are a breathing human being that is alive on earth?

“Yeah, like that.”

“It’s like you’re almost just so used to everything that you forget.  Is that what you mean?”

“Yeah.”

“Yes, I forget that I’m alive on this planet sometimes.  What makes you ask this question?”

“Because I just had that experience.”

“Just now?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow.  Well, I’m curious – what made you remember again.  Remember that you were here and alive?”

“I don’t know.”