I consider compassion and kindness as two of the most valuable characteristics that children could have in this world.
As parents, we sometimes wonder if we are on the right track in terms of
providing guidance to our children. This is the central theme of the
questions that have been swirling in my head lately. Just the same, life has
its funny and unusual ways of showing you the answers.
Compassion And Kindness Are Beautiful
Take for example the three stories below that I’m about to tell you. These are
recent instances that made me really proud of our little boy Rafa. I’d like to
highlight each one because they give me pride to be his father.
So here goes each story:
Don’t hurt my Tita
Our afternoons are not just about playtime with the kids but we also take the
opportunity to clown around. Anyway, Rafa’s grand uncle paid us a visit and
joined the fun. He was teasing my children’s yaya (nanny), got a piece
of wooden stick, and motioned to hit her (the yaya) with the stick.
When Rafa saw that his grand uncle was about to “hit” his yaya, he ran to her
crying, hugged her, and said. ‘No!” I thought it was such a sweet gesture.
A piece of bread for a girl in distress
Miguel and Rafa had an older teenage cousin who lived with us in the family
compound. She’s epileptic but we do let her help the yaya look after the kids.
One morning, while they were sitting on the concrete plant box in the yard,
she had a sudden seizure attack. Good thing her mom was able to catch her
before she fell on the pavement.
Anyway, Rafa was crying while watching his older cousin twitching. But what
surprised everyone was when he took a piece of pandesal (breakfast
roll) and was giving it to his cousin, as if to say that things will get
better if she ate it.
Let the chicken live
There’s a chicken that found its way into our garden a few days ago. It wasn’t
ours but we also didn’t know who it belonged to. Anyway, it didn’t seem to be
bothered that it’s in a different home so we just let it be.
After discovering the chicken’s presence in the yard, Rafa was looking at it
with curious eyes. He was actually quite amused by the chicken and would laugh
when he saw it running around.
Mommy Khris’ cousin saw Rafa’s fondness for the chicken so he (the cousin)
decided to play a prank on Rafa; he took a knife and announced that he would
cook the chicken. Expectedly, Rafa didn’t like the joke so he began to whine
and in a firm voice said, “No! No!”
The chicken is still alive, thankfully, and continues to keep the kids
entertained while they are playing in the yard.
These three stories have one thing in common and that is compassion and
kindness. I feel fulfilled knowing that my little Rafa is naturally kind and
compassionate, all we have to do as his parents is to nurture it as he grows.
Compassion and kindness, along with gratitude, are some of the most beautiful
traits in this world.
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