A few days back, I was sitting in the classroom with many kids, doing their own thing in small groups while the teacher was busy with his work. I did not have anything planned during that time and so I was just sitting with 4-5 boys and listening to their conversation and thinking “what can I do with the kids today?”.
As they understood the question, there was a moment of silence within the group as they all started thinking about it, amidst the background chatter of the other children. I asked them to take some time to think about it and then share one by one (just like a gratitude circle 🙂). Turn-wise, they started sharing different things that they were grateful for: the food, the facilities, the freedom to do various things despite it being a Juvenile Home, friendships, mentors, etc. But each of them spoke fondly about the Superintendent and felt blessed to have him as the head of the home. Each of them had different stories of how he had touched their lives and how he was a wonderful human being! Once each of them shared, I quickly asked them, “should we do something nice for him?”… and the kids started brain-heart-storming on what could be done.
