My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Charlotte, North Carolina, to spend a week with my
husband Mike in Miami, Florida. 1 had been working in Florida for five months. Kallie 2 her dad terribly.
The plane was full. I had3 a group of Boy Scouts(童子军) at the gate and said to my daughter that 4
anything happened, we would be OK with all those scouts on our5 !
Because we did not get our boarding passes until we6 the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together. That wasn't such a big deal, except that Kallie had counted on me reading to her the whole way.
When the 7 in my row boarded the plane, I asked if they would change places with Kallie or me. They 8 , saying they wanted to stay in their own seats.
At the same time, a mother and her two children several rows ahead of us also met the same 9 . The mother could hold her baby, but her 6-year-old son had to sit with strangers. 10 nobody offered to help her.
Suddenly, the scout leader stood up and said: "Ma'am, I think we can help you. " He then 11 five minutes
rearranging his group so there was space available for the family. And then the mother was much more12 .
Amazingly, the man sitting next to the scout leader, turned to me and asked: "Would you and your daughter like our13 ?" We changed seats and continued on our trip, very happy to be together.
Would that man have 14 us his seat if the scouts hadn'tdone so for the mom and her children? I don't know. But
I do know that 15 is good, and good deeds cause more good deeds! Being kind is important and can be an example for everyone around you. One act of kindness can in turn cause many more kind acts.