President Bush is visiting an elementary school and drops in
on the 4th grade class. The class is in the middle of a
discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher
asks the President if he would like to lead the class in the
discussion of the word "tragedy."
So Bush asks the class for an example of a "tragedy. "One
little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives
next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and
runs him over, that would be a tragedy."
"No," says Bush, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50
children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would
be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains the President. "That's what we would
call a GREAT LOSS."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President
Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can
give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, way in the back of the room, Lil' Johnny raises his
hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying
you & Mrs. Bush, was struck by a missile and blown to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "that's right. And can you tell me
WHY that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," said Lil' Johnny, "because it wouldn't be an accident,
and it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss.
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