This is my six year old son, Edward.
He can be stubborn and strong willed, but today he showed me just how big his heart is. While we were walking through downtown Pittsburgh on our way to lunch before his doctor’s appointment, he noticed an elderly man sitting on the sidewalk with a cup in front of him.
Edward dropped some coins into the cup, but he felt that was not enough.After we finished eating, he asked if we could get food for the man. So we stopped at McDonald’s and bought him a meal.
Edward believes everyone deserves a chance to eat, and he wanted to make sure that man did. Seeing this made me think. If a six year old can care enough to help someone eat, why can’t more adults do the same?
Now he wants to go back with a blanket and a pillow for the man, so that is next on our shopping list. Moments like this make me feel that my husband and I are doing something right, and I hope our other two children grow up with the same kindness in their hearts. – Bekki Viau
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