Yes, I know it
is a bit early to be speaking of snow and snowflakes. Yet, there are some parts
of the country where I’ve noticed snow was in the forecast and after all, it is
the middle of November. Yesterday on the news, snow appeared in the forecast
for Virginia. I moved from Wisconsin because the cold and the snow were getting
to be too much. Bummer!
Back to snow and
snowflakes . . .
I had always
heard that there are no two snowflakes alike. Not sure how one would know that,
but that is what I was told way back when. Did someone actually look at all the
various possibilities? Did someone crawl around out there in the snow (and
we’re talking about countries of snow, miles and mountains of snow) with a
magnifying glass in search of duplicate snowflakes? I kinda think not so much.
But it is an interesting concept . . . the uniqueness of a snowflake and that
not one has a twin.
I have two
daughters, Hannah and Emily, who are four years apart. Same parents, Joe and
Kim, though neither look particularly like me (Thank, God!), though each share
some of my personality (God, help them, please!). Same family, similar traits,
but different and unique in their own way. I coached a set of identical twins,
Mark and Matt. One was a shooting guard and the other was a point guard.
Different temperaments, different personalities and again, same family, similar
traits, but different and unique in their own way.
Much like the
kids in your family . . . or classroom . . . or team.
When I coached,
I had to select a team. The kids would try out and depending upon how they fit,
what their talents were, and how each individual could contribute to the whole,
they made the team and were handed a uniform and told, “Go play!” Okay, not
that simple, but you get the idea.
In the classroom
and sometimes in your own family or team, you can’t be so choosy. You get who
you get. No real control. Oh, I suppose you could always kick someone out of
the class. But most of the time, those kids are yours for a period of time-
sometimes long and sometimes short. They are yours.
Ever try to
catch a snowflake on your tongue? Ever try to catch a snowflake on your finger
or hand? It lasts for only a second or two before it melts into a drop of
water. Fragile, a snowflake is. One second- beautiful, shiny, soft and
sparkling. Another second, a drop of water like any other drop of water. The
uniqueness turned into similarity and sameness.
Snowflakes and
kids. Teams and classrooms. Similarities and differences. All rather unique
with some sameness mixed in.
I think kids . .
. and we . . . are like snowflakes. Unique and fragile. Not any two of us
alike, not even twins. Each child, each of us, comes with talents- some with
more, some with less- to put forth and try to do some good. Each child, each of
us, comes with similarities and differences that make us unique. Each child,
each of us comes with gifts to give as best we can give them. Sometimes, it is
up to each of us to discover what gifts and talents the child, each of us,
have.
And like the
snowflake that is so fragile, unless the child . . . unless we . . . are
handled with care, we dissolve and lose that uniqueness, that gift and talent
they . . . and we . . . have to give and share. So my question to you this day,
each day, is how will you help the child, how will you help each other,
discover that talent, that gift within them and us that can make our world
better and brighter for all of us? What will you do? Or, what won’t you do?
Something to think about . . .
Live Your Life,
and Make A Difference!
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FBI Agent Pete Kelliher and his partner search
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the country. Even though they don’t know one another, the lives of FBI
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pieces of a puzzle. The two boys become interwoven with the same thread that
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