For a great example, look no further than one of the elementary schools for whom I am a substitute teacher. I was assigned to a very special girl in the 5th grade who happened to have PE on the day I was with her. The 5th graders were being given another chance to qualify for a track-and-field trip to the 4-H Center later on this spring. This girl was having trouble meeting the mile qualifications. A 5th grade boy ran with her for the ENTIRE time and helped her qualify for the field trip! It made her day, my day, the PE teacher's day...you name it! I don't think she stopped smiling the rest of the day and she told everyone she met that she was going on the field trip! What really warms my heart is the fact that a boy of this age would voluntarily help a girl meet a goal such as this. I made sure to tell him how wonderful I thought it was that he helped her. He had already met his goal and had no real reason to run again except to help another classmate realize her goal.
Another boy in this same class ran the entire mile with a fellow classmate (boy) and helped him qualify as well. I don't know if I'd be able to run a mile for myself, much less to help someone else!!
Later that same day, my special girl and I had to leave class to see the nurse. When we got back, the person sitting next to her was writing down notes from the board on this girl's behalf. She had to catch up on her own notebook after we got back. I made sure to tell her how much I appreciated her doing this.
It warms my heart and gives me hope for the future to see examples such as this. I know for every good example there are probably two bad...but let's take time to recognize and appreciate the good that all too often goes unnoticed or under-appreciated!
And that is my sermon for today, folks...
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