I was on a plane today sitting next to a dear, elderly woman - probably in her 80's - who was flying to Seattle to visit some of her grandchildren. We talked for awhile of life and family and traveling and her embarrassment about getting to the point of needing to use a wheelchair. And then we noticed a small boy about 2 years old sitting 2 rows ahead of us.
The woman started smiling at him, and his eyes lit up, instantly enthralled. She contorted her face into all sorts of shapes, widening and squinting her aged eyes, pursing her worn lips, blowing her wrinkled cheeks out, and scrunching her weathered nose - all for the sake of connecting with this small, 2 year old boy. And he loved every minute of it. His look of interest turned into a smile, which soon transformed into giggles of glee.
The bonding of an elderly, gentle woman getting nearer and nearer to leaving this earth with a young boy who had just recently entered it. What a precious sight!
1 comment:
Awe, so precious!
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