Where Have All The Children Gone? (Part 1)

Early one morning as i sit on my front porch, enjoying the fresh air of an early summer day. Suddenly I could feel the quietness that had crept into my spirit. It was as if something had taken over my body. I could not understand why i could not hear a sound of any kind. I looked to my left the to my right. I saw a car passing by and i could hear the hum of the motor. Soon it was out of sight as the sound faded i could no longer hear or see the sound of it.Everything was still deafening still. I started looking around again jus then i realized there were no chidren on the street. That's when the thought came to me "where have all the children gone?" My mind then began to wonder back so many years ago. 1

I remembered as a small boy playing in our front yard. You could look to the left and to the right everywhere you turnedyou could see young childrenplaying, running, hopping, skipping, and jumping rope. Some were laughing others crying some sad many happy. BUt the most important thing is that there were children. But like so many thing children are just taken for granted. Untin one day you look around and they are no longer there. Then a devestating thought ran across my mind "what is there were no more children."2