Joy and Kindness -- an Unintended Consequence

"My heart leaps up when I behold

A rainbow in the sky:

So was it when my life began;

So is it now I am a man;

So be it when I shall grow old,

Or let me die!

The Child is father of the Man;

I could wish my days to be

Bound each to each by natural piety."

~ William Wordsworth

I recently observed an elementary school-age boy skipping as he left the grocery store.  A gentleman was walking toward the store.  As he saw the boy and his evident joy, a smile spread across the gentleman's face.  I wondered what the gentleman was thinking... Was he remembering his childhood... or perhaps just sharing in someone else's joy?  Regardless, it was amazing to watch the impact of the child on the man.