70.18 Nepal: An admissions conundrum.

Admissions conundrum: 2083: Can't we keep it simple?
  I spent much of the day pondering an issue. Fortunately, the day was very enjoyable, so I did not let the dilemma get to me...too badly. When we passed this information/advertising poster, it struck me as almost impossible to understand. Let me start at the beginning and try to get across the various issues. 

  Admissions to pre-school for 2083 mean that enrollment is now open, some 57 years into the future. I have heard of popular schools, but I believe this one really flatters itself. It means that for a person to register say a 3-4 year old kid, the planning of the birth of the child, (average age of 20 years for first-time parents), should take place in 41 years' time. (Conception and pregnancy say 1 plus 3 years for entry age.) As the parents-to-be, are not born as yet, and the grandparents to be might not be born either or are very young, it appears that the future great-grandparents need to enroll their future great-grandchildren. As to how many, their genders, names are anyone's guess when completing an enrollment application. After a while, I became further confused, even more frustrated and gave up thinking of it. I have to admit the Nepalese are far smarter than me. In fact, they live in a different dimension. 

  For this system to function, the existing applications should have been made for previous generations of unborn kids, in this case, the grandparents and parents of the children due in 57 years' time, many years earlier. If ever one could see the need for AI (artificial intelligence), this must be the occasion . Perhaps a reader might sympathize with my confusion and realize as strenuous as the hike was in places, it was nothing compared with the mental struggle and anguish suffered while pondering the ramifications of the process. 

  After the hike, I decided to raise the issue with Jen. She considered the issues I raised, tried to empathize with me and then came up with a rather simple and succinct answer. She expressed herself quite nicely by sharing my anguish but also, pointing out a small but easily missed point. 

  "Jeffrey, you probably forgot that while most of the world is currently in the year 2026 (Gregorian), the Nepalese are far ahead--their year is currently 2082 with the new year just 'around the corner'. Now big boy, do you have any other issues you require further elucidation? By the way, I know when I see you walking about on these mountains you feel like 129 (73 plus 56) years old, you're still relatively young.

Cheers,

Jenni and Jeffrey

I think I need a good sunrise and sunset to provide some comfort following a tough day in the Himalayas. 

Sunrise...
Sunset............I feel back in equilibrium, but still feeling my age.