Blair in the classroom

Tony Blair is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a "tragedy". One little boy stands up and offer sthat, "if my best friend who lives next door was playing in the street when a car came along and killed him, that would be a tragedy". "No," Blair says, "That would be an ACCIDENT." A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved... that would be a tragedy". "I'm afraid not, "explains Blair, "that is what we would call a GREAT LOSS." The room is silent, none of the other children volunteer. "What?" asks Blair, "isn't there any one here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timid voice, he says: "If an airplane carrying Tony Blair was blown up by a bomb, THAT would be a tragedy". "Wonderful!" Blair beams. "Marvelous! And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?" "Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly wouldn't be a great loss!"