My son, Samuel, had been saving his allowance for months to buy a Lego castle. It was the one thing he talked about constantly. But one evening, he noticed something that I had failed to see.
Our elderly neighbor, Mrs. George, had not been outside for several days.
"Mom, I think something is wrong with her," Samuel told me.
I tried to reassure him, suggesting that perhaps she was simply resting. But Samuel was convinced.
"Her hands shake when she carries her shopping bags," he said. "And I heard her telling the mailman that her heart medicine is too expensive."
A few minutes later, Samuel disappeared into his bedroom. When he returned, he was holding the jar where he kept his savings.
"Mom, can we use this to buy her medicine?"
I reminded him that the money was meant for his Lego castle. He looked at me seriously.
"She needs the medicine more than I need the Lego."
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