Passage Sixteen: An Instance
One day in a first-grade class,
A little girl was reprimanded
For taking other children's crayons.
She was reprimanded sternly,
Though not unkindly,
But she was poor,
And everyone heard it.
The next day,
Another little girl
Brought this girl
A new box of crayons.
I will never forget the example
That was set for me
By that little girl
Who could look past
The shoulds and shouldn'ts
To the feelings
And the needs of another.
I will never forget
That moment.
It seemed as if
The world stood still,
As the light within
That little girl
Shone.
Our lives are made
Of little instances
And of little opportunities.
We can make much
Or little of them,
As we choose.
