Thursday, December 1, 2011

4 year old with rocking empathy skills

I love this story which, for me, encapsulates our human 'empathy potential' at any age... 
Author & lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.  Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,  "Nothing, I just helped him cry."
Please comment if this story stirs your heart with 'hope for humanity' like it does mine or please connect with me by sharing what came up in you...

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