Kindness Outside Orchestra Rehearsal

"Obviously, you would give your life for your children, or give them the last biscuit on the plate.  But to me, the trick in life is to take that sense of generosity between kin, make it apply to the extended family and to your neighbour, your village and beyond."
~ Tom Stoppard

On a recent evening as one of my children and I left orchestra practice, another orchestra mom approached me with a bag.  She said that her son had outgrown some of his orchestra clothes and did I think that my son might have use for them.  This mother and I have never exchanged much more than hellos as we pass each other at practices and performances, and I was struck by her very unexpected kindness.