Who had this conversation? The man and the woman? It sounds more like two tired, cranky children. Most people are quite familiar with this pattern. Often some significant parts of a relationship sound just like this. One way or another the inner child comes out and makes him or herself known.

To give a further illustration of this power, here is another scene:

A man and a woman live together. They wake up early one morning. One says to the other, "Lets walk to the park and watch the sunrise." "Lets take along some crackers to feed the ducks," says the other. "Come on, hurry, lets run." "Bet you can’t catch me!" "Listen to the birds!" says one. "Look at the sky," says the other.

Who had this conversation? This time it sounds like two children enjoying the simple wonder of being alive. The inner child is present all the time. Some authors call it the wonder child. Whatever you call this core level of being and feeling, it is important to know that everyone has it.