ldquo Mr Singerman why are you crying rdquo asked twelve-year-old Albert as he watched the master craftsman construct a wooden box ldquo I cry rdquo said Isaac ldquo because my father cried and because my grandfather cried rdquo The woodworker rsquo s answer to his young apprentice provides a tender moment in an episode of Little House on the Prairie ldquo Tears rdquo explained Mr Singerman ldquo come with the making of a coffin rdquo ldquo Some men don rsquo t cry because they fear it is a sign of weakness rdquo he said ldquo I was taught that a [... more]