Tuesday 3 June 2008

ninja in training

It is said that ninjas undergo grueling training to develop their abilities. To gain the skill to scale walls and fly over roofs, they train for years, jumping daily over a sapling that will over the years grow into a tree that is tall and mighty. And so as the sapling grows, so do their ability to jump high.

Well, that is what they say. This is not from the horse's mouth. This is not even second or third hand news. This is the stuff of myths and legends. But if this is true...

My son is getting heavier and I can feel my left bicep muscle cramping after carrying him for a while. My left arm will soon be larger than my right arm. Perhaps I will look like Arnold Schwarzeneger if I spend enough time carrying him around. Check back with me in 20 years and see if I have developed the ability to easily flip grownups around as if they are toddlers.