Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without feeling that they sound strange, never simply hear them and let them go. When I stop to examine them, though, the words seem hollow, seem to rattle at my feet like empty cans. Anonymous
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Since that time, I've had many similar moments, and I can never hear the words "family" and "home" without feeling that they sound strange, never simply hear them and let them go. When I stop to examine them, though, the words seem hollow, seem to rattle at my feet like empty cans. Yes, it is true that the words family and home are hollow. They are like empty cans.

As hollow as they sound now, they will be full of meaning when I am old and frail and they will serve as my only connection with those I love.

Source: The Diving Pool: Three Novellas

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