SOME American adults. But in the time of Katrina, there were so many abandoned bodies floating in the floodwater and being eaten by dogs, we might as well be in some "Third World" place. Oh, I can see thestrals so many times over, but the first time...well, I was honored to be there when my great-grandfather passed. I was only 13 but I understood it was an important occasion. That's really all I ask of my inevitable end, that there be someone who respects me bearing witness.

If it's a child, all the better. IF it's in a time of peace, that's all any generation can hope for.