The Meaning of Lila by John Forgetta and L.A. Rose for March 31, 2011

Never underestimate the power of stupid, stuffed donkeys.

We don’t get to pick our hour or the manner (usually) of our death. Doesn’t matter what you believe or if you believe anything at all. Infants die, children die, young parents die alongside the old. I’ve buried them all, and there is never a good time for those who are left behind.

Chekhov’s gun suddenly comes to mind…

I guess the stupid stuffed donkey was all Liam needed to make him smile …

Some years ago on All Things Considered there was a segment about a young girl with cancer. She was braver than any adult I will ever meet.

^ They usually are.

Like the way you are writing this up. You have a great mind JDub!

Wow. I am glued to this story. Those kids are amazing. And I love how Lila is growing.

“Dust in the wind Dust ion the wind Everything is dust in the wind.”

Thanks, GEE, for sharing some of MLK’s great words. He’s definitely a hero of mine and those words are always inspiring and helpful!

Thanks JWF for making me cry.

JWF - promise me that you won’t do anything to Annie!! Please! Ever since she came along I’ve been afraid that you might “off” her because she doesn’t fit in with Lila’s lifestyle. Please keep Annie around so Lila keeps maturing. (And I don’t start crying!)

Thank you.

Aww… :-( This is so sad and sweet at the same time.

God bless that little Liam and Annie!

A mature Lila would spoil the concept of the strip. Annie and the corporate bosses provide the foil for Lila’s excesses and therein lies the humour.

although i have been away from the strips, annie has always impressed me with her positive attitude and courage

“But little children are alive in Christ, even from the foundation of the world…” (Moroni 8:12–“The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ”)