My 6-year-old granddaughter Caitlin and I stopped at a bakery shop for a chocolate cake. As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.
This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a tuft of (一簇) blue hair on top. His left ear and nose were pierced. And attached (系上) to both of them was a silver chain that ran across half of his face. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other.
Caitlin, who was walking in front of me, stopped when she saw the teen. I thought she'd be frightened of him.
I was wrong. She backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. I stepped aside and let the boy pass. He smiled and said: "________________"
On our way to the car, I talked with Caitlin about holding open the door for the boy. "Were you troubled by the boy's look?" I still wanted to make sure. But the only thing Caitlin noticed about the teen was the fact that his arms were full. "He would have had a hard time to open the door."
I saw the shaved (剃光的) head, the blue hair, the piercings and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a closed door.
In the future, I hope to get on her level and raise my sights.
