This is lovely! I especialy like the first part and the reinforcing of the word hope through it all. Very effective.

Aw... that was rather inspiring. :P I liked it.

Nice job.

wow. i almost cried a little (boy i'm effeminate). thats an amazing story and really inspirational, even though i'm not going to take the message to heart or change my life at all. you're a wonderful writer, keep it up!

One can assume a lot about your character by your short stories. I love them, simple, but that's as they should be. I am a very detailed person, but I enjoy reading things like this...it's relieving and soon I shall give your longer things a chance. I like the scenarios you pull together, then ifs, and the conclusions, and morals. I'm just busy today & wanted to see what you were made of. Heh.

~Articous

Tragic, yet the word says all that this story tries to portray- that things can always get better, and keeping this in mind can save people from themselves.
Beautiful, in a forwarded Email sort of way.
Erisah

Wow. Really powerful message. Beautifully written.

My opinions and thoughts on this short changed with each section, each section made the short feel differently.

1st: I was thinking that it was a remarkable article with a message that never seems to be remembered as often as it should.

2nd: I thought of the truth of this section, that this really does happen and how millions of tiny insignificant events effect millions of other lives.

3rd: Lastly, I saw the conclusion of this short, and I saw a strength in humanity in The One Word. But I also saw a weakness in The One Word - Faith, or rather, the lack thereof.

Casey, something like this is not a lesson to people. At least sometimes, lessons are remembered. This kind of thing human beings forget, I'm sorry to say. I fear to say that after reading this once, a person may remember it into next week, if they're LUCKY. I'll probably forget it. Hell, you've probably had days where you forgot you wrote this.

Anyway, my point is...well I don't really have a point I guess. Just making a statement really. I guess all I can say is I hope you can remember this for as long as possible.

Wow! Very good and touching.

Wow. That was pretty powerful. I usually try to convay this stuff in my poems. I usually never see it in one-shots.

Hey casey, remember me?
I remember this story from Kennedy

I actually enjoyed this story so much that I added it to my favorites. Kudos.

Oh wow, that was powerful. I got shivers. o.o

Can't type much now--the bell's about to ring. But I really, really liked that.

Peace, love, goo,
RS

wow. I loved it. It was great..I wonder..would you mind too much if I sent this to a couple of my friends?
I say again that I loved this..:)

this is unbelievably sad and beautiful
and, well...hopeful

You can't be sure what you said would happen would have. Nonetheless, it is a touching and cute article. You would make a good journalist as well as novelist.