Saturday, December 13, 2008

The tears of man will cease.

A young girl and her mother stand hand in hand in front of a monument with many names carved in it.

Young Girl: What are all these words?

Mother: Men's names. Ones who fought in a war.

Young Girl
: Like Daddy?

Mother: Yes.

Young Girl
: Will daddy get his name on a rock too?

Mother: I hope not.

Young Girl
: Why not?

Mother
: Because these men died.

Young Girl: Oh...[Pause] Why were the men fighting?

Mother: To make a change. For you. For me.

Young Girl
: They didn't know me...

Mother
: That's what makes them great, sweetie.

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