All week Titus had been carrying around a pouch of Chinese dimes. He was gleeful when he first found them in coin tray high on the bookshelf. He and his dad calculated that he could buy 5.4 popsicles or 2.7 turns on the drugstore kids' ride. This morning on the bus Titus held the pouch with expectation.
There are many varieties of beggars. Some work the city buses in pairs. One person sings through a portable speaker while the other stumbles around entreating passengers for change.
Titus frowned at my suggestion, reticent. But his own eyes observed that Nai-nai was tired, hungry, worn, sick and bent. He knew that God had always given him more than he needed. He was confident that God would continue to care for him. He understood that helping somebody can mean that you suffer. Troubled, he considered everything.
Then, Titus willed it; he released the pouch of dimes.
It is deeply fulfilling to coach a small child's heart.
Titus takes after his wonderful parents!
ReplyDeletethanks for you kind words Farida. I hope our kids don't learn any of our (many) vices.
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I enjoyed the post. That is cool. I like the picture as well. : )
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