Children make me smile. And my crazy overgrown puppy
Yes, even the not so pretty ones dressed or clothed in their best. Sometimes i get to ride w/ ppl i do not know in jeepneys here, and i like to observe the little ones, sometimes grumpy in the heat or just happy or contented abt their ride or whatever. Once i sat beside a mom? w/ a restless child just before we left the jeepney stop, and the young boy was clearly not comfortable. Rummaging thru my bag, i found a little something to distract him, and he quietly dealt w/ his situation and was soon sleeping during the ride.
And here, another encounter w/ a sick boy at the laboratory where 2 young men sat beside each other. My son, who is older (a teen) was also needing some blood extraction, and the boy was crying and distressed. I did not smile because it amused me, but in a way thought i could understand what he was going thru and wanted to comfort him, and said, Look at
Kuya (older brother) here, it is quick-- and he is so brave! Not sure if that was very helpful, but i thought it at least distracted him a bit from the needle. Wc made me happy even in a little way..