Crazy
Children often have
far more sense than their elders.this simple truth was demonstrated rather
dramatically during a civil defense exercise in a small town in canada. Most of
the inhabitants were asked to take part in the excercise during which they had
pretend that their city had been bombed. Air-raid warnings were
sounded and thousand of people went into special air-raid shelters. Doctors and
nurses remained above ground while police patrolled tehe streets in case anyone
tried to leave the shelters too soon.
The police did not
have much to do because the citizens took the exercise seriously. They staued
underground for twenty minutes and waited for the siren again. On leaving the
air-raid shelters, they saw that doctors and nurses were busy. A great many
people had volunteered to act as casualties. Theatrical make-up and artivicial
blood had been used to make the injuries look realistic. A lot of people were
lying ‘dead’ in the streets. The living helped to carry the dead and wounded to
special stations. A child of six was
brought in buy two adults. The child was supposed to be dead. With theatrical
make –up on his face, he looked as if he had died of shock. Some people were so
moved by the sight that they began to cry. However, the child suddenly sat up
and a doctor asked him to comment on his death. The child looked around for a
moment and said, “I think they’re all crazy!”
