Common Sense of a 9-Year-Old

--by smilingdaisy, posted Dec 21, 2012

My son is only 9 years old and is a pretty small guy for his age. But he has a heart of gold.

Today, he went swimming with some friends and my husband at a local pool. My husband didn't swim, he was just watching from the side. At one point, one of the boys cried out to our son, "Help me, my legs and arms are tired and I can't swim!"

Upon hear this, my husband set off to jump into the pool with his clothes on. Before he could do that, our little hero had grabbed his friend around the waist and swam him to safety. We think his friend's legs were probably cramping from being tired.

When I returned home, my son told me the story and acted as if it was just the common sense thing to do.

When I asked him about it, he responded, "I'm not just going to let him, or anyone go under when they are yelling that they need help, they could drown."

Then, when I suggested that we will need to do something special, such as treating him to ice cream or something, he was surprised that he would get rewarded for just helping someone who needed it.

I am so inspired by our little humble hero! :)

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Posted by smilingdaisy
Dec 21, 2012
Comments (8)

Readers Comments

thaata wrote: He has learnt kindness and helping by observing people around. It is natural for children to help somebody without expectations. Blessed are you and your child.

jsmc10 wrote: Bless his little soul! Thanks for sharing :)

ThisWilPass wrote: Wow how nice - your cute little angel :) bless you
Take care

princessliz wrote: What a lovely little boy :) We know others will be safe around him.

trueblue wrote: You should be proud of you little fella.. what a boy!!

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is awesome! You have every right to be proud for the way you have influenced his kind heart. Bravo! :)

peanut wrote: What an awesome thing for your little guy to do.Be very proud of him he deserves it.

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