The Kleenex channel

Watching the return of the journalists from captivity in North Korea this morning, it hit me: Why isn’t there a TV channel with nothing but tearful reunions?

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How can you beat the surprise appearance of a returning soldier/parent at a kid’s classroom?

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Or the happy endings when lost kids are found:

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It doesn’t even have to be just people. Like this reunion of a man a few months ago and the dog he lost during Hurricane Katrina:

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Tearful reunions are a good reminder that in the big scheme of things, not much else matters but those you’ve been waiting for.