Sharing Kindness

"Infinitely more important than sharing one 's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves -- our time and energy, our passion, and, above all, our love."
―William E. Simon

Today there was a special celebration at my daughters' schools -- a surprise field day.  The event is organized and led by the high school seniors.  As she told me about how terrific her day was, one of my daughters -- who is new to the school this year -- asked me if I could text the mothers of the two older girls who had served as captain and co-captain of her team; she wanted the older girls to know how much she appreciated their kindness toward her.  It happened that I knew the mothers of the girls and conveniently had their mobile phone numbers, so I texted them both.  I received lovely texts from the moms.  One of them shared that her daughter had teared up when the message was read to her. "Thank you!  It made her feel special," her mother texted.  So much kindness to go around -- the older girls were thoughtful in their planning and in their concern for the younger girls, and in turn, this younger girl was thoughtful in showing her appreciation.