REASON FOR CRYING

I saw Justin the bat flying tight circles in the park sky and recalled several incidents when my daughter was little, May I share them with you?

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When my friend Beverly rushed into the room to see what was the matter, her daughter Sarah was trying to console the crying little girl a year younger than herself.

"Don't cry. He was only teasing." The older brother stood nearby, obviously consternated. Sarah quickly spoke in his defense. "Mom, he didn't mean anything. He does this all the time."

Beverly shot a look at Daniel. "What? You make little girls cry all the time?

What had happened was Daniel was teasing SARAH, his SISTER! My daughter Emi, who sat on the sofa, couldn't stand seeing her friend get picked on, and had begun to cry! That startled him so much, he HAD to quit!

Sarah and Emi were bosom buddies. Sarah taught her everything: how to ride the swing, how to fall down the stairs (before she knew how to walk down them). And I think it was from Sarah she learned a tender heart too--the reason Emi cried when she thought her friend was getting hurt was her heart echoed the time Sarah cried:

It was when she discovered the lifeless form of a bat. Most little girls would be screaming at the sight of a rat, but Sarah shed tears for "the poor little thing."

Adults might look at these two girls and conclude they were just immature.

I wonder if their tears show their hearts were still tender, and they hadn't lost the ability to express love?