We aren't the richest, but we are the wealthiest...

On the way out of the Best Buy parking lot today, there was a van that was just sitting on the busy road AJ and I were trying to get out of. Since the van was not moving, there was a queue of honking cars behind it.



AJ helping the elderly couple.

When we finally passed the van, we saw an elderly couple in there and heard that awful sound of a vehicle that just won't start. AJ and I felt very bad for them, and AJ wanted to help. So, we drove across the street and my wonderful brother got out of the car and dodged traffic to help them.

He ended up pushing the van into the Best Buy parking lot. The couple did not speak English and they tried to pay AJ $5.00 for helping them. Brosef didn't accept it, told them to have a nice day, and got back into my car.

This just completely made my day. All those cars honking at these poor scared people, wanting to go about THEIR business, and not giving two cents that there was someone who was incapable of doing something himself. What happened to the days of chivalry, gentlemen, and kindness? Are we just too self-involved that we can't spare 3 minutes of our lives to help those in need?

I wish the world was raised the same way my family was raised. Wanting to give people things just to see the look on their face, instead of having the tought of "they owe me." To help people because we know that they might benefit more out of it than we will. Taking time out of a busy weekend to spend time with a severly ill child, just because we know that they really need that extra love and attention.

Brady, Casey, AJ, and I have all been taught that it is better to give than to receive and that if we are able to make the light shine on someone's cloudy day, that we have done the right thing. And I think that makes us the wealthiest family in the world.