dolluper
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Subject: : TRAGEDY<br /> <br /> President Bush was visiting a primary school. One of the classes was<br /> in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meaning.<br /> The teacher asked the president if he would like to lead the<br /> discussion on the word "tragedy."<br /><br /> So the illustrious leader asked the class for an example of a tragedy.<br /> Little Jimmy stood up and offered, "If my best friend, who lives on a<br /> farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills him,<br /> that would be a tragedy."<br /><br /> "No," said Bush, "that would be an accident."<br /><br /> Little Suzie raised her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children<br /> drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy."<br /><br /> "I'm afraid not." explained the president. "That's what we would call<br /> a great loss."<br /><br /> The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searched the<br /> room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of<br /> tragedy?"<br /><br /> Finally at the back of the room little Johnny raised his hand. In a<br /> quiet voice he said: "If Air Force One carrying Mr. and Mrs. Bush was struck by a "friendly fire" missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy."<br /><br /> "Fantastic!" exclaimed Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why<br /> that would be a tragedy?"<br /><br /> "Well," says little Johnny, "it has to be a tragedy, because it certainly<br /> wouldn't be a great loss and it probably wouldn't be an accident<br /> either."
