This is my niece Hattie. She is five years old, and has two older sisters and a younger brother. Being the middle child is rather hard for her because her older sisters are usually off doing their own things, and her younger brother is too little to do some of the activities she wants to do. One afternoon while I was at their house, Hattie came into the room in hysterics. Earlier her older sisters had left her out of a game they were playing on the trampoline. She felt absolutely devastated because her sisters were constantly leaving her out. Hattie, my sister and I went into another room to try to comfort her without the other kids around. Her mother suggested that Hattie does a special activity with her Aunt Amanda that none of the other siblings would be apart of such as painting our nails. Hattie, who was finally able to control her tears, took a moment to think about this proposition. Being able to have special time with her Aunt Amanda without her older sisters to compete for attention is a rare and special offer. She finally said, “No, everybody needs to do it. Because I don’t want them to feel the same way as I did”. I have never seen such kindness and profound words from a five year old. She understood the concept of kindness and didn’t want her sisters to feel or be treated the same way she was on that trampoline.
No act of kindness is ever wasted.
You cannot do a kindness too soon.
Acting kindly can change the giver and the receiver for good.
This picture (I know its blurry, but who cares) was taken after this experience I had with her. Seeing a five-year-old act with such maturity and sincerity warmed my heart.
I am so blessed to have her in my life.
ajr
lets get rich and give everybody nice sweaters and teach them how to dance
