Just putting something in the mail

Here's a photo of Amiri mailing a letter outside his school.

I documented the mailing because I was brimming over with pride.

You see, earlier in the day at church, he'd found a flyer for a charity appeal.  It described the plights of the less fortunate, had some pictures of the struggles in their everyday lives, and talked about how even a small amount of money would help.  It had a postage-paid envelope attached.

Amiri was absorbed with that flyer all through Mass.   When we got home, he and Arram disappeared into their room.

Amiri came out shortly and asked me for some tape.  'Why, hon?'  He held out his hand.  'So this envelope will stay closed.'

He was holding the envelope from the charity flyer, and it was bulging full of coins.  Amiri had opened his piggy bank, and when he explained why to Arram, the little guy immediately ran to find his own money.   They had donated nearly everything they had for the Poor People.

My heart melting, I asked if they were sure, and Amiri said, 'Yes.  I have enough food every day.  Poor people don't.  If I give them some of my money, they can buy food.' 

I threw in some matching funds and converted their coins to mail-able paper money.  And we marched right down to the post box.  I think they taught me something about generosity.