There’s nothing worse than losing a friend or family member – especially when we are very close with them. While it’s a very difficult time, it’s can be helpful to be around other loved ones and those who are supportive.
Kind words and gestures are often the best remedies for our sadness and resonate with us deeply.
Perhaps this is because that they too understand that sadness and we can relate to them when we experience it for ourselves.
When Price Lawrence lost his father-in-law he was visibly upset at work.
Posted by Price Lawrence onMonday, July 17, 2017
His students could tell that something was wrong with him and kept asking him what it was. The sixth-grade teacher at Highlands Elementary in Huntsville, Ala. explained that he was upset because his wife’s father had passed away and he was really concerned about her.
The student’s offered their condolences but there was one student who went out of her way to try and console him.
A student who also suffered a loss and could relate to his sadness. Since she knew how horrible it felt she didn’t want him to feel the same way and wanted to try and ease he and his wife’s burden.
Lawrence explained how much this meant to him in a Facebook post that has since gone viral and has been shared more than 600K times.
“This morning, during first period, my kids could tell that I was a little off. When they asked why I wasn’t acting normal I explained to them that my wife’s father had passed away this weekend and that I was worried about her,” the post read.
He continued:
“They all said they were sorry and then we got started on our work. While standing at my door giving hugs and high fives at dismissal to 2nd period one little girl put something in my hand. She told me ‘This is for your wife. I know it was real expensive when my daddy died and I don’t really want ice cream today anyways.'”
Lawrence says that the little girl’s act of kindness should be an example to the world. Perhaps it’s why he decided to share the touching story on Facebook.
“I wish the world would pay more attention to children,” Lawrence explained. “We could learn a lot from them.”
The internet was absolutely taken with the love in this little girl’s heart.
“That .75 cents is actually priceless when you think about it,” one Facebook user said.
“Love is still out there in our hearts Thank you sweet baby girl for showing us,” another said.
The student’s kind gesture meant a lot to Mr. Lawrence and surely he’ll never forget what happened that day. But really, the whole story is so touching that none of us will forget it either.
Take a moment and check out the teacher’s original post below!
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