A Teenager’s Kindness

“I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.”

~ Misha Collins

A 5^th grader I know recently received news that he was accepted into a very hard-to-get-into school for the upcoming academic year.  Many of his friends and his parents’ friends called or texted him to congratulate him, which his mother found incredibly thoughtful.  Among the well wishes was a call from a senior at the school to which the 5^th grader was admitted.  The senior wanted to congratulate the younger student on his acceptance.  The 5^th grader’s mother was so touched that she texted the older student’s mother to tell her what a thoughtful thing her son had done.  The other mother shared that it was her son’s birthday.  When the 5^th grader’s mother texted the senior to wish him a Happy Birthday, he replied that he had received his admissions decision seven years before on his birthday and that it was the best birthday present he had received.  And on his birthday, this high school senior reached out in a thoughtful way to the younger boy.