The Energy Crisis and Seven Year Olds

While my sister read her new library book, I came across an article in the Independent about the oil crisis. When she asked what I was reading I said "A scary article about oil".

She laughed and asked how oil could be scary. I told her that everything we do depends on oil and that we're running out.

Can't we make more?

Well, that's the problem Lilly, we can't make more, we have to find it.

Why doesn't God just put more in the world?

I don't think God's going to do that.

Why? He doesn't want to help his people?

....

We're bad people.

Yeah, Lil' we are.

-- we then spent 20 minutes talking about how all sorts of everyday things use oil. --

There are some people who are trying very hard to think of ways to make things without oil.

Do sleighs use oil? Like Santa's?

Well, no I don't think so, Reindeers pull that sleigh.

What about the toys?

I think the Elves make the toys and they use their hands so, I think the toys don't use oil.

What about computers?

Computers use a lot of oil.

Well, I got a computer from Santa.

....I think Santa bought that computer, Elves didn't make it.