A Soldier

A soldier in enemy territory is sitting looking at the stars. From the rubble a little girl looks at him and says … are you the enemy? He replies, no, there are no enemies but only people who are on different sides. The girl looks at him puzzled The soldier trying to explain his reasons and continues saying, it is the SITUATION that force you to make choices. And almost smiling he says: -you are too small, when you are big you will understand. The girl lowers her gaze, points her finger at the rifle of the soldier and answers. No, it is you who does not (doesn’t)understand, growing up you have lost the ability to choose, a life can never be a choice, neither yours nor mine. Soldiers are pawns, but an empty chessboard makes the king powerless.