Choked Up

 A fifteen year old  girl considering the cochlear implant asks a 60 year old grandfather who chose the cochlear implant because he wanted to hear his granddaughter:

-Hi Corrado, I don't know if you remember me, but I wanted to ask you this question: What was it like to hear the horse's hooves hitting the ground again?

-Hi Clelia, of course I remember you....................we share the same passion....the sound of the horse hitting the asphalt is deafening, but on the sand, it's soft......................................