How Old Are You Today

On my 6th birthday, the bus driver who took my mom and me to the daycare centre, asked me how old I was that day.

"Today, I'm 3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 25, 32 and 48," I answered. He scrunched up his face at me, surprised at my answer.

"But Lewis," he said with a smile on his face, "I thought today was your birthday. Aren't you turning 6 today?" I jumped for a minute. I didn't realize the bus driver meant how old was my body. I thought he meant how old was I -- Lewis -- on the day that just happened to be my birthday.

"Well,yes, today my body is 6," I answered, "but the rest of me is 3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 25, 32 and 48."

"How can you be all those ages at once if your body is only 6?" he asked.

I took a moment to get the words just right in my head and then said, "You see, I have many abilities but they aren't all at the same level. So today, I'm 3, 5, 7, 10, 16, 18, 25, 32 and 48. And my body is 6."

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