The Simple Kindness of a Four Year Old

--by JuneBug, posted Jan 27, 2011

A few weeks ago, my oldest son, Erik decided to spend the day with one of his nieces, Mia, who is 4 years old.

They went out and about to several places and then decided to go downtown before heading back home. Downtown is Mia's favorite place to go! They were walking around and browsing in store windows and taking in the sights when Mia spotted some flowers and she picked a few. After some time, Mia began to drag a bit and Erik, wanting to head back home urged her along.

Passing a few homeless men sitting along the sidewalks, he would walk a bit faster to get her past them, but she held back and made him come to a complete stop. ''C'mon, Mia. You need to walk with me.'' ''Okay, Uncle Erik '', she replied ''but this man needs a flower!'' He looked on as she handed the homeless man her flower and Erik said that the man smiled a big smile. Erik nearly had tears in his eyes as he related this story to the family!

''I'm gonna take her back downtown again soon just so she can hand out her flowers and make people smile...'' he said. Children may learn from us, but we also learn from the big hearts of our children :)

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Posted by JuneBug
Jan 27, 2011
Comments (16)

Readers Comments

heartofflesh wrote: Grown ups never understand anything for themselves and it is tiresome for children to be always explaining things to them through their action.

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Seeing the world through the eyes of a child is a wonderful thing! :)

Aurelia wrote: Just like Jesus would do and that is so wonderful that she taught Uncle Erik a lesson that day. :0) Thanks for sharing.
~Aurelia :0)

Charlie48 wrote: Nice that he was able to stop and appreciate the small kindness of his niece

ollie wrote: Children can teach us the most important lessons in life. Love to you both.

Sassychx wrote: That is so true, i know there are times when the kids see things in a way that sometimes us grownups never see and it is so amazing!

success wrote: The best thing about young children is that they don't have many of the stereotypes that many adults have and therefore, they have less inhibitions. We should be more like children.

Dennis wrote: A wonderful story it is amazing how when we are children that life is seen in a different way. A lesson well learned from a child is a lesson we must pass on. Thanks again for a great story.

GiveYourAll wrote: That is a truly inspiring story. I love to spend time with children, because they don't pass judgement on others like adults do. They have an awe-inspiring ability to only see the good in people. They don't care where someone came from or what they may have done wrong in their life. All they can see is someone in need, and all they want to do is help, even if it only means making them smile. Thank you for sharing your story :)

luv4all wrote: Such a thoughtful, sweet gesture of a little girl. Children can make adults feel so small at times. Thanks for sharing.

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