Love is for the colorblind and childhood is our lifelong shadow. Sometimes it’s a friend, sometimes it’s a foe. One hot summer afternoon, in The Secret Life of Bees, two girls are in the yard playing with the water’s sprinkler.

The girls have a difficult rapport. It’s a tug of war. But the fighting turns into play. The barriers are broken and the two overcome their difficulties.

So, instead of using guns and wars, why not go out into the garden and fight it out with a hose?

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