There is a wonderful story that I have heard told several different ways ,but the basic story is at a small school in Africa the children are bringing in gifts for their teacher.
One at a time a child would walk up in front of the class with a wrapped present and the teacher would thank them and kids would clap as each gift was unwrapped and the nicer gifts got more claps.
One boy walked up with a shell and handed it to the teacher and said he picked it special from the far end of their village.
The teacher knew of the area and was aware of the dangerous cliffs the boy would have had to climb to reach the path to that side of the beach.
She looked at the boy and asked why would you go so far and risk hurting yourself when there's plenty of beautiful shells right here on our beach?
The kids laughed and the little boy hung his head as he said "Teacher, the trip was my gift for you!"
The world is hard and cruel and filled with selfish people, but it is also filled with beauty and wonder and kindness like this child that thought up this wonderful gift.
Peace and Love
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