emmanuelle

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

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