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>Recently during lunch (all family sitting barefoot on >the terrace) I asked my four children a few questions >about their barefoot lifestyle. >I compiled the answers of all four out of memory: > >Q: What do you like most about walking barefoot? >A: The ground feels wonderful to the feet. I can >wiggle my toes. It's so easy I don't have to bother >with shoes. My feet would feel enclosed and sweat >terribly. It looks cool. It's just our thing! > >Q: Are there any moments you would rather wear shoes? >A: Not now! It's summer! Perhaps in winter when it >freezes. > >Q: Why do you think others wear shoes when they go out? >A: They are afraid they could get hurt or dirty. They >were told it's a bad thing. > >Q: Your favourite surface to walk barefoot? >A: Grass in the park. Fine sand at the beach. Moss in >the forest. Mud and earth. > >Q: What annoys you when you go barefoot? >A: Broken glass. Some gravel roads. Others who get >mean and insulting about it. > >We continued talking about what those insults were. >"Go away with your disgusting dirty feet" ... Ah well. >I said that some people just don't like bare feet and >so it would be better to keep them on the ground when >they're not perfectly clean, but they can't force >anyone to put on shoes just because they would >personally like it so! > >I realized that they all have probably grown out of >the shoes they wore last winter, that we didn't bother >to get any 'summer shoes' this year and ... also >considering the answers of some others in this forum >... that we can wait and see how cold the winter >actually gets before we buy them any shoes. There is >no need to have something they're not going to wear >anyway! > >Taking them to the wedding all barefoot recently and >the completely positive responses they got gave them a >boost of confidence: I like them to experience first >hand (or foot) that their way of life is welcome and >appropriate everywhere they go. > >Do your children have the same answer? What other >questions could be asked?

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