Surpised By Childlike Charity

I was very inspired today by a little 4 year old boy in my Imagine That! class today. I have some students with speech impetiments. The school sends them for my class because singing is really good to help them develop their speech and they are also integrated with their peers in a classroom setting. One 5 year old girl volunteered (as I had asked for a few) to sing "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" all by herself. I smiled, took a deep breath and waited. I really thought that this little boy would either laugh or ask her what she had sung because it is extrememly difficult to understand anything she says (or in this case, sings). You see, he is very bright, quick, and overly confident so I was afraid that he wouldn't understand her and ask to know why she sang like that. Then, so I feared, she would be embarassed and I'd have to think of a quick, informative, gentle answer to explain. So, she sang and this little boy, with a very bright look in his eye, said "All right ______!" Then he patted her on the back with a huge smile! I was much relieved but also much inspired by the insight of this little boy! Children surprise me in so many different ways. With their love, laughter, and in this case, charity!!