Lessons II

"When I was a kid and our dog got to be too hard to handle, we drove him out to the country and let him out of the car. I was very sad when we got home, so my mom cheered me up by telling me some farmer would surely give the dog a good home. I went back out to that area just last week, and once again felt that overwhelming sadness -- but I keep telling myself that my mom has probably fared as well as the dog did." --Shawn Stephens