Stories of Kindness from Around the World

A year ago a boy of fourteen befriended my daughter on Facebook after reading something wrote about bullying.

Today he messaged her and asked if she would like six tickets to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. They have never met in person but she said, "Sure! That would be great." 

Then I received a call from his mother explaining why he had chosen my daughter. He said he thought she deserved them because of all the good he does in the community. She was born blind in her right eye and was bullied pretty severely in school, to the point where we ended up home schooling her. Her son, she explained, had experienced a similar situation and was also home schooled.  

She now speaks to groups of girls and teaches them how to look within themselves for the positive in you and to be their own person. 

We decided to meet the father and the boy at a local bike shop and this shy boy approached the car. My daughter gave him a hug and thanked him for his generosity. She told him that she had never been to a baseball game and that she was going to take her entire family, including myself, her dad, little sister, her cousin and an aunt who has brain cancer. 

We all thanked one another, got in our cars, and went our way. As we drove home my daughter opened the envelope. Inside it were the tickets and $100 cash to buy hot dogs, pay for parking, and not have any worries but a great time. 

My daughter has always been the giver and now she and our family are the receivers and I can not tell you how incredibly honored we feel to be on the other end. 

What an incredible young man to have such a kind idea. Kudos to his incredible parents for  raising such a sweet and thoughtful young man!