Would You Guys Tell Me Your Interpretation of This Flash Fiction?

**TheWandAirs28** · 06-20-2014 03:37 PM

The Sniper
By Mr. Armando Macchia

Every day, while waiting for the bus, a child pointed at me from a balcony with his finger, and pulled the trigger as a rite his imaginary gun, screaming at me “bang, bang!” One day, just to keep the routine play, I also pointed at him with my finger, yelling "bang, bang!” The child fell to the street like struck down. I ran to him, and saw that he half opened his eyes and looked at me stunned. Desperate I said "but I just repeated the same as you did to me". He responded then sorrowful: "Yes Sir, but I was not shooting to kill".

source link : Jury´s final decision Flash fiction Competition Museum of Words - Activities that promote cross-cultural communication

**Sivason** · 06-20-2014 05:56 PM

The mind of the child held no concept of harm when playing with a fake gun. To the man life has caused a belief in a concequence for every action. He fired his fake gun and inside him he pictured death.
The child has it easy because to him it is all just fun and games. Adults have trouble playing games,