Compassion might not be a word you would use when speaking of teenagers, but I will. There are many very young people who are full of compassion, love, and respect, but we don’t hear about them. As in most news articles, errant behavior gets the headlines.
I was eating lunch at a Denny’s type restaurant with my seventeen year old grandson…..you know the one…. my chauffeur, wheelchair racing, loud exhaust car, soccer playing, percussion playing, often texting, drummer one? The one who takes me to the movies, shopping, etc? We were eating lunch and talking when he was suddenly quiet, so I asked him what the matter was and he nodded in the direction of an elderly lady eating by herself. I asked what? He said it was sad–eating all by herself. I asked, trying to keep it light, as I usually do, want to ask her to join us? He answered no. But this gave me another insight to his unselfish caring for others, compassion.
The Bag Lady 
He is such a great kid . Loved the post and beautifully written
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Thank you, he is : )
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It’s good to know our future rests in compassionate hearts and hands, Cheryl! 😉 xoxoM
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True enough … yet sometimes people wish to eat alone. Unencumbered by small talk, questions or even solicitations.
A question would be; in a bar and crowded room a woman gets up and starts dancing on a table. Introvert or extrovert?
Answer: Introvert, because an extrovert would be trying to get others up on the table … Cheers Jamie
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You are blessed to have a caring grandchild. He sounds like such a wonderful young man.
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That’s lovely he sounds like a lovely human being ❤️
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You are absolutely right… There is a lot of compassion, altruism and niceness in the world, it just doesn’t get the exposure bad news do. Two thumbs up for your grandson 🙂
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