Lessons from a five year old

As I was sitting at the chiropractor's office last night, waiting (and waiting) to be called back to the little room, two kids whirled about in the waiting room. God bless her, one of the nurses came and put on The Lion King for the kids.

The approximately five year old boy ran up to the TV and grabbed the only kiddie chair, put it an adequate distance from the TV and ... motioned for the four year old little girl to take a seat. Without even hesitating or complaining, he headed back to the "adult" seating, where he could barely see the TV, to settle in to watch the video.

The nurse and I stared at each other in disbelieve that a little kid, with no parents in sight, would be that chivalrous to another random little girl. Unphased, the kids just chatted on about what was going to happen in The Lion King.

It's funny how a little moment that no one else even thinks twice about can give you hope and sadness all in the same breath.