Prologue

ARMS ARE IMPORTANT. THEY reach for things, they hug, they lift and carry, they perform tasks, they wave hello and good-bye.

Legs are important. They move a body from place to place, they pedal, they drive a car, they dance, they jog, they kick a football, they jump.

A mouth talks, eats, drinks, kisses, argues, smiles.

A nose sneezes and smells roses and cabbage.

Ears hear music and conversation and bells and train whistles and babies crying.

Eyes see things, cry, wink. Eyes reflect the soul.

But it is the mind that matters most. When the mind is lost, all is lost.

A mind is a terrible thing to lose.