Thanks, Carol. You got it. Everyone does indeed rejoice in deliverance after a war is over. (Well, everyone except a guy like Patton, who was only really happy when he had more battles to fight, it seems...)

Doug - For gosh sakes...READ some Lao-Tse or other Taoist literature. He doesn't mean the word "left" the way you do. I recommend this neat little book: "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff. Also, "The Teh of Piglet", by same. Fun to read, easy to read, and right on the mark.