Innocence Is Priceless

One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque. It was covered with names and small American flags mounted on either side of it. The six-year-old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, 'Good morning Alex.'

innocence – niewinność

priceless – bezcenny

pastor – pastor

notice – zauważyć

foyer – przedsionek; hol; foyer

stare – wpatrywać się

plaque – tablica

cover – pokrywać, przykrywać

mount – przymocować

on either side – po obu stronach

'Good morning Pastor,' he replied, still focused on the plaque. 'Pastor, what is this?'

The pastor said, 'Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service.'

Soberly, they just stood together, staring at the large plaque. Finally, little Alex's voice, barely audible and trembling with fear asked,

'Which service, the 8:30 or the 11:00?'

focused – skupiony

memorial – upamiętnienie; pomnik

service – 1. służba (wojskowa, dla kraju) 2. nabożeństwo, msza

soberly – poważnie, z powagą

barely – ledwo

audible – słyszalny

trembling – drżący

fear – strach