The Art of Being Human
Never too early to learn kindness
The boy is three and a half,
but he has not been told
it’s not too early
to embrace the virtue
called empathy and kindness.
He has been shown
by leading example,
as we go delivering
garden herbs to neighbors.
We fill birdbath
with fresh water.
I tell him the garden arugula
are for the finches.
That day in the park,
I saw him
handing a fallen car
to a child on the slide.
He pushed, chivalrously,
as a little girl sat on the swing.
I was smiling proudly
As he came, I hugged him
and let him know.
Mommy is pleased,
as her little boy
is learning
the art of being human.
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Seema Patel
Hi, I am Seema. I have been writing on the internet for 15 years. I have contributed to PubMed, Blogger, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and Amazon KDP.
I write about nature, health, parenting, creativity, gardening, and psychology.
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Comments (3)
We a great caring and helpful child. Good job in sharing.
He's learning. I tell them both, we are immigrant and you have few relatives. Got to earn relations by good behavior.
Awww, he's such a sweet boy 😍😍😍