Band-aid Solution

Husband and wife Hanoch and Meladee McCarty wrote a book called Acts of Kindness: How to Create a Kindness Revolution. Since they have published their book, many people have shared with them their stories of how acts of kindness changed their lives. One story they were told was of six-year old Susie of Chicago. Susie's mother told her that their next door neighbor was very sad because she had just lost her daughter. Susie's mother told her that their neighbor had a broken heart and needed extra care for a little while and so she was making her a casserole. Susie decided she also needed to find a way to take care of her neighbor. Later that day, Susie knocked on her neighbor's door and presented her with a band-aid. She explained to her neighbor that her mother had told her about the death of her daughter and how sad she was. Susie told her that the band-aid was for her broken heart. The neighbor tearfully hugged Susie and thanked her. She assured Susie her kindness would help a lot. The neighbor eventually bought a small key-ring with a plexiglass picture frame. Rather than place a picture in the frame, she placed Susie's band-aid. She carries it with her all the time and it has helped her in her healing process. One small act of kindness by a little girl which helped a grieving mother begin to heal . . . it's a good thing!