mardi 1 novembre 2016
A 10-Year-Old Used Google Translate to Make Sure a New Student Didn't Eat Lunch Alone
Amanda Moore may be a young girl, but she has a heart and soul far beyond her years. When she saw Rafael, a new boy at school, sitting alone, she tried to talk to him but soon found out he did not understand English. She wanted to make him feel comfortable and welcome at school but did not know how to communicate with him, so she used Google Translate to write him a heartwarming letter. The letter reads, "Would you like to sit with me today? Look for me and I will show you where I sit. We can color or simply tell scary stories. Thank you for your time, signed Amanda."
Kimber Kinard was so moved by her 10-year-old's genuine act of kindness that she shared her story on Facebook. "God has blessed me with a kind child," she wrote alongside the video of Amanda reading out her letter. Moving to a new school can be incredibly difficult, especially when you don't speak the language, but Amanda did not want Rafael to be alone.
"She walked over and gave it to him, and he stared at Amanda and then he opened it up and was trying to read it," Kimber said. "When he finished reading it, his eyes were welling up with tears and then Amanda's eyes were welling up with tears. And then the whole class stood up and applauded. He stood up and he hugged her."
Amanda might not be able to communicate easily with Rafael, but it's moments like these that he will remember for the rest of his life. Parents on Facebook were amazed by Amanda's kind actions, and they bring up a very important point - compassion is something that should be praised as equally as intelligence, even on bumper stickers. Amanda, you go girl!
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