Light Wizard

Ron recently put Christmas lights outside their house which can be controlled by a remote control.  Today when Joshua was at their house, Ron had Joshua convinced that if Joshua stood by the window and made a certain hand motion and sound, the lights would turn on.  Repeating the process would turn the lights off.  Ron, of course, was secretly pressing the remote control button at just the right time to make the illusion work.  Joshua was completely amazed by his new powers.  When I arrived to pick up the kids, Joshua demonstrated his cool new skill to me.  But by then it was time for the magician to reveal his secret, so Ron handed the remote to Joshua and showed him how to press the buttons to turn the lights on and off.  Joshua was happy to do it that way, as it seemed just as magical to him.  Pressing a button to make the lights go?  Making a hand motion and a sound to make the lights go?  It's all mind-blowing craziness to him.  Here he stands at the window exercising his magical powers.