Jesse Jackson is visiting a primary school and he looks in on one
of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to
words and their meanings. The teacher asks the Reverend Jackson
if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy".
So the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a "tragedy".
One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives
on a farm, is playing in the field and a runaway tractor comes along
and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy."
"No," says the Great Jesse Jackson, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raises 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," explains the exalted spiritual leader. "That's what we
would call a great loss."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. Rev. Jackson
searches the room. "Isn't t! here someone here who can give me
an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet
voice he says: "If a jet carrying the Rev. Jackson were struck by a
missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy."
"Fantastic!" exclaims Jackson, "That's right. And can you tell me
why that would be tragedy?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss
and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
:cheer: :right:
Tragedy 
