Practical Application

He's teaching her arithmetic,He said it was his mission,He kissed her once, he kissed her twice and said,"Now that's addition."And as he added smack by smackIn silent satisfaction,She sweetly gave the kisses back and said,"Now that's substraction."Then he kissed her, she kissed him,Without an explanation,And both togrther smiled and said,"That's multiplication."Then Dad appeared upon the scene andMade a quick decision.He kicked that kid three blocks away
And said, "That's long division!"

Dan Clark
From book, Chicken soup Teenage soul

A simple HELLO

I have always felt sympathy and compassion for the kids i see at school walking alone, for the ones that sit in back of the room while everyones snickers and makes fun of them. But i never did anything about it. I guess i figured that someone else would. I did not take the time to really think about the depth of their pain. Then one day i thought, what if i did take a moment out of my busy scedule to simply say hello to someone without a friend or stop and chat with someone eating by herself? And i did. It felt good to brighten up someone else's life. How did i know i did? Becouse i remembered the day a simple kind hello changed my life forever...

Katie E. Houston

From book-- Chicken soup Teenage soul