April 04th, 2016

There is a saying, "Children are great imitators, so give them something great to imitate." But, there isn't a phrase that works vise versa. 
This past week, it was Ilan High School's turn of having the opportunity to witness how awesome chessed can be. From visiting patients at the Monmouth hospital to filling up the Food Pantry, nothing affected me like this little boy named Jo. 
To be honest, visiting the special children center is my favorite place to go, but I always enter feeling apprehensive. I never know how the children are going to react to me & especially to my chair. 
We introduced ourselves to the little munchkins as I asked Hashem to let the children see past my chair & see me. I mean, if anyone can relate to their troubles, it's me. Then, Jo ran from across the room & came up to me because he wanted to "build a Yeshivah with Cheri". Imagine - I came to console these beautiful souls & here was Jo comforting me! If we all could see the world through the eyes of a child, we would see the magic in everything. 
I may not be able to do the things you do, but I can see the magic - and this cutie showed me how. ✨


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