Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Kindness in the Rain

"We change the world a little each day with our kindness."
―Tom Giaquinto
 
Just before school dismissal today, it began to pour -- the type of rain that makes you wonder how long you can drive in it given that you can't see very far.  Although the rain had abated some before the children began to be dismissed, the teacher who was standing in the school driveway calling the students on the walkie-talkie was getting wet.  Seeing this, a dad who was picking up his daughter gave the teacher his umbrella.

"He is such a nice man," said a friend of mine who saw the very kind act.  And indeed, this father is an incredibly thoughtful and generous man.  He is the type of person who sees opportunities for kindness and then acts upon them in a quiet and unassuming way, and in so doing, brightens his corner of the world.

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