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He was telling me about her travels to India as a school teacher and how she got the chance to spend time with kids who appreciated the smallest things such as the human touch. It makes one wonder, how often do we take the "little things" for granted?
She worked in a classroom the other day. A little boy sat in the corner and was said to be "slow" and incapable of keeping up with the rest of the class. He barely spoke any English and had difficulty doing just about any and every assignment she was directed to teach. She tried to help him and include him regardless. He cried every morning before going to class. His Mom stood with him until it was time to leave and you could see the pain in her eyes every time he held onto her leg crying.
The teacher did her best to include him. He got only about 1% of the work done in comparison to the rest of the class and when she tried to place him in table groups with the other children, he refused because he was ashamed of his lack of ability. The teacher smiled at him and helped him every chance she could. In the middle of a lesson she was teaching he ran to her and hugged her legs, smiling up at her. He repeated the gesture every day she was there and she responded with outstretched arms, ready to embrace him. 
One could interpret the hug and smile as a gift of appreciation for accepting him regardless of his abilities or lack thereof. Out of all of the kids in the classroom, he is the 1%, whom, with teamwork, has a 99% chance of finding the way to a brighter day.

Xx Suzie
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