Sunday, October 26, 2008

Compassion

My Dad recently went in for surgery and had a portion of his lung removed. We made the decision to take our 8 year old grandson in to see his great grandfather, "Papa". They have a close bond, and it was good for both. I was moved to tears when they held hands and my grandson asked his great grandfather, in his most serious little boy voice, "Papa, how are you feeling today? Compassion is trans generational.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

SuperDave,

I am so sorry for your loss and am thinking about your family constantly. Love, T~

Sarah Vertner said...

A beautiful memory for M. Wonderful tribute.

Anonymous said...

He is such a good boy!!