Question 97
HardOriginal questionDadaji: What are you looking at?
Vivek: Nothing. Just a video.
Dadaji: Of what?
Vivek: A man in Norway catching a fish through a hole in the ice.
Dadaji: Is he catching it now?
Vivek: No, this was filmed last year.
Dadaji: I see. And before this, what did you watch?
Vivek: A dog that plays the piano. Well, sort of plays.
Dadaji: And before that?
Vivek: I don't remember, Dadaji.
Dadaji: (nodding) When I was your age, I spent a whole afternoon watching a man a fishing net by the river. I remember his name. I remember he the same song all the time, and that he gave me a piece of when he finished.
Vivek: That sounds boring.
Dadaji: It was very boring. I remember every minute of it.
Vivek: (puts the phone down) What was the song?
Dadaji: Walk with me to the market, and I'll sing it for you.
"It was very boring. I remember every minute of it." What is Dadaji suggesting?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Vivek remembers nothing of the videos he watched minutes ago, while Dadaji remembers a slow afternoon from his childhood in detail.
The contrast suggests that time spent really paying attention stays with us.
Worth noting
He does not say boring things are always better. He admits it was boring, and points out that he remembers it.
- Concept
- Interpreting a paradox in dialogue
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