The Cost of Brightening Someone’s Day? $2.50

A quick trip through Wal-Mart with my nine-year old son proved to be a great experience…..on many levels.

As we went through the check out line with our groceries Chase, my son, spotted an elderly woman sitting on a bench near the doors. He asked me, “Mom why does that lady look sad?”  I quickly glanced over and determined he was correct. The woman was obviously waiting on someone as she kept looking at a particular line, however did not look very happy.

Now I had a choice as a parent. I could walk out of the store and not give the woman another thought, or I could turn this into a learning lesson for my child. We walked over to the display of single flowers and I asked my son to pick one out for the woman on the bench. He looked at me rather strangely and I told him I would explain later. He picked out a lovely soft pink rose and took it through the checkout line, smiling at me as he paid the $2.50.