Everyday I walked into work this week and I noticed one of the 2nd graders always having a frown on her face. Every day I would ask her, “What’s wrong?”, to which she would say “Nothing.” Being in a terrible mood all week, I didn’t put any extra thought into it, and of course didn’t want to be pushy about the whole thing.
Eventually, empathy gave in, and I realized something. No matter how bad things get, I need to ensure I remain true to myself and my core values – which include of course, caring about other people. To not care would be a mistake. And so today instead of simply asking her if she was happy, I told her to put a smile on her face. I told some corny jokes, made sure to challenge her on the playground, and occasionally imitated frowning and crying to make her smile. And it worked. I’m not quite sure what was bothering her, but I asked her when we were done “Are you going to be happy today?”, to which she said “Yes”, and walked away from me.
I don’t really blame myself for anything. And at the end of the day, I’ll be the same person I was when I started. Which means I will finish Project Morality to he end, and will continue pushing myself to be a bigger and better person.
this post made me happy (: