Life is good. At least that is the feeling I’m left with.
This morning when I dropped off the kids at school I happened to see Harrison holding the door open for a woman and child at school. He had to wait for them since they were nowhere near the door when he first saw them. It was 18° F, he was in a rush, and come on–he’s only ten.
He’s a great kid. I’m a proud father.
But, I wonder is it simplistic of me to dwell on an act so small when there are much larger, more important things in this world? To apply any value to Harrison’s gesture? I don’t think so. It is these small acts that are the building blocks of all other selfless behaviors and without them there would be nothing else to value.
You don’t have to limit yourself to appreciating the small kindnesses by any means, but I am saying that they have to be recognized. When they are, life is good.
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You’re right. The reflex to do good, in any situation, is the basis for all else that matters. Even when we become pondering, reflecting, blog-writing adults, everything still springs from that crucial germ of wanting to help. It’s not simplistic. Just basic.
Congratulations. Sounds like you did something right.