Does The Sun Get Lost?
“Mommy… —”
“Yes, honey?”
“Why does the sun set?”
“Well, let's see… The sun sets because... it just does.”
“Will it come back up in the morning, Mommy?”
“I believe so, honey.”
“How do you know?”
“Because it always has, honey.”
“Will it still rise when I am older, Mommy?”
“It seems that way, my love.”
“What if it doesn’t?”
“Then that would be a day unlike any other, wouldn’t it?”
“Why?”
“What do you mean why, honey?”
“Why does the sun always rise over there?”...
“Yes, honey?”
“Why does the sun set?”
“Well, let's see… The sun sets because... it just does.”
“Will it come back up in the morning, Mommy?”
“I believe so, honey.”
“How do you know?”
“Because it always has, honey.”
“Will it still rise when I am older, Mommy?”
“It seems that way, my love.”
“What if it doesn’t?”
“Then that would be a day unlike any other, wouldn’t it?”
“Why?”
“What do you mean why, honey?”
“Why does the sun always rise over there?”...