A man and his son are in the yard one day. As is their nature, the little boy asked his father why the family dog kept getting bigger. "Well," the father began, rather unimaginatively "that is because we gave the dog food. We added water and food, and so by adding more, the dog got longer and fatter." The father looked at his son, and saw comprehension in his eyes. "But Father," the son asked, "why is it that these plants are smaller, even though we gave them something?". The father, realizing he was not going to get out of this conversation easily, tried to keep it simple. "My son, that is because we gave poison to those weeds. Sometimes, by adding more, you make things shorter, and thinner." The father knew he was doomed with that paradoxical answer, but was surprised when his son nodded solemnly, as if he had said something profound and wide. "Dad - one last question, if you don't mind." The father, taken aback by his son's sudden formality, nodded his agreement. "Dad, I believe there is one thing where the more you add it gets longer and sometimes taller, but it never gets wider, and it never gets older, and it changes every time"
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A man and his son are in the yard one day. As is their nature, the little boy asked his father why the family dog kept getting bigger. "Well," the father began, rather unimaginatively "that is because we gave the dog food. We added water and food, and so by adding more, the dog got longer and fatter." The father looked at his son, and saw comprehension in his eyes. "But Father," the son asked, "why is it that these plants are smaller, even though we gave them something?". The father, realizing he was not going to get out of this conversation easily, tried to keep it simple. "My son, that is because we gave poison to those weeds. Sometimes, by adding more, you make things shorter, and thinner." The father knew he was doomed with that paradoxical answer, but was surprised when his son nodded solemnly, as if he had said something profound and wide. "Dad - one last question, if you don't mind." The father, taken aback by his son's sudden formality, nodded his agreement. "Dad, I believe there is one thing where the more you add it gets longer and sometimes taller, but it never gets wider, and it never gets older, and it changes every time"
What is the son thinking of?
Why in the h*** did I make this so complicated?
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