UNBELIEVABLE Behavior

A few Saturday's ago Aaron went to a birthday party with about 30 other kids.  It was crazy and they had a pinata.  It's a rare thing to have the pinata part of a celebration go well, at least in my experience.  So, I'll admit I wasn't expecting a great outcome.

I could see I was going to be proven right as Aaron stood with his hand high in the air waiting to be called on.  He's not one to get in an adults face and with that big of a group you have to be aggressive.  Luckily, he has a slightly aggressive mother.  First problem solved.

On to the next problem.  The chaos that ensues when a pinata is broken can lead to more things broken then the pinata.  Aaron, still not being aggressive, gets knocked to the ground.  Any chance of making it to where the candy fell is long gone by the time I unbury him from the pile.  He starts to cry.  I start thinking about joining him.

So far this little tale is all pretty believable.  Here comes the unbelievable part.  The unbelievable has a name.  His name is Logan.  He's about 9 or 10 from what I can gather from the other parents at the party.  This kid, and I have a hard time calling him a kid, saw what happened.  He walks from the other side of the dog pile with an overloaded bag of candy.  He looks at Aaron's completely empty bag and with a smile on his face says, "Aaron, I'll trade you."  He doesn't wait for a response.  He takes Aaron's empty bag, puts his full bag in Aaron's hands and walks away.

I was no longer thinking about crying, I was crying.  I stood in that field under a tree in complete stunned silence at the gentleness of a young man who with one simple gesture became my Hero.