Sophia was taken aback by Axel's words.
She seldom talked about such a serious topic with children.
So, she didn't expect that a five-year-old child could make such remarks.
Sophia cupped her son's face and looked him in the eye. In a soft and patient tone, she said, "Axel, I don't really want to talk about this with you because it's a very complicated thing. But it seems important to you so I'll try to explain it. You see, there are many ways to be good to a person. It also happens that sometimes, we don't have to be with them."
Axel knitted his brows and looked at Sophia perplexedly. "But if you want to be good to a person, shouldn't you be more honest to him, instead of lying to him? I don't really understand. Do people act this way when they grow up?" He paused for a while before he added, "Then, I don't want to grow up…"
