Once,when I was a teenager,my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally,there was only one family left before us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children,all probably under the age of 12.You could tell they didn’t have much money from their clothes. The children were well-behaved,two-by-two behind their parents,holding hands.They were eXcitedly talking about the clowns,elephants,and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the cir- Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family left before us. This family made a big impression on me. under the age of 12.You could have they did not have much money from their clothes. Two children by well-behaved, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were eXcitedly talking about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that night. One could sense they had never been to the cir-