Innocence of youth

On Saturday I took the boys into town (the big city nearby of course, not our town) to do some shopping and errand running. One of our errands took us near the Lloyd center area, a much more urban setting than we are usually in. While we were there a transient who smelled like a liquor store exploded on him asked us for money- twice. The boys were really taken aback by this. Grayson, trying to make sense of it in his own way said "I bet he just wants money for a Wii". Before I could explain Fuller explained to him that people that ask for money usually need it for food or a home, not video games. Grayson just couldn't grasp this concept. The thought of someone not having a home or plenty of food is just unbelievable to him. He thought for a minute and then said "well if people gave me money I would buy a Wii". How nice it would be to be blissfully unaware of the bad things in the world. It left me wondering when that change happens. Somewhere between Fuller's age and Grayson's it seems like a lot of those innocent attitudes are lost. Maybe it's because we lived in the city when Fuller was Grayson's age, and he was exposed to more of a variety of people and life.