Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The Kindness of Being Happy for a Friend

"One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others."
~ Robert A. Heinlein

My daughters have a friend whose gifts had not previously included athletics.  Smart, articulate and resourceful, their friend had been known to pass on overly strenuous activities.  But recently, she joined her school's soccer team.  One of my daughters shared the news with great pride and said that we had to go see her play in her first game, even though my children are no longer in the same school.  And watch her play we did.  With a bow in her hair and a pink Nike swoosh on her sneakers, she ran across the soccer field as my daughters took photos and cheered her on.  I was delighted that my daughters could enjoy someone else's success.

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