The Joy of Sharing
We went out for pizza on Good Friday. Apparently there must be some local tradition that everyone and their family goes out for pizza on Good Friday (who knew?), because the place was PACKED. While we waited for our pizza I pulled out some Easter eggs and the candies I had purchased to fill them with. But, alas, the Smarties I bought were too long to fit in the eggs.
Soren, of course, wanted some Smarties. So he had a few and then came up with the idea that he should give some to the girl at the table next to us. So he did. She was so smiley about getting them that he decided to give some to the boy at the table next to her...and so on and so forth until he had given Smarties to every child in the restaurant!
He really had a lot of fun finding children around the restaurant and it helped pass the time as we waited for our pizza. But what was really sweet is that the children in the restaurant started doing things for Soren. One girl drew him a picture of the Easter bunny, another brought him a balloon, and several children came over to say thank you as they were leaving the restaurant. Soren felt like a little rock star with all his fans coming over. It was so awesome to get such a positive response to his kind impulse. Nice when things work out like that.
Soren, of course, wanted some Smarties. So he had a few and then came up with the idea that he should give some to the girl at the table next to us. So he did. She was so smiley about getting them that he decided to give some to the boy at the table next to her...and so on and so forth until he had given Smarties to every child in the restaurant!
He really had a lot of fun finding children around the restaurant and it helped pass the time as we waited for our pizza. But what was really sweet is that the children in the restaurant started doing things for Soren. One girl drew him a picture of the Easter bunny, another brought him a balloon, and several children came over to say thank you as they were leaving the restaurant. Soren felt like a little rock star with all his fans coming over. It was so awesome to get such a positive response to his kind impulse. Nice when things work out like that.
Can you feel my heart melting??? It is! What a sweet boy. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing little sweet. I love it when children do great things. And not be coerced to do it. I'm sure he will remember the reaction of all the children and it will make him want to do it more often. What an inspiration!
ReplyDelete