Random Acts of Giving -- Short Cummings Audio #12

Like most parents I've often found myself on the receiving end of random acts of gift giving from my children. It starts with the toddlers' instinct for generosity. Their bighearted nature is matched only by the haphazardness of their gift selections.

"Here daddy," they say, holding out a stem which until recently had served to keep a dandelion head aloft. "This is for you."

As a Dad you smile and say thank-you while you watch fluffy dandelion seeds drifting like snowflakes across your freshly-weeded lawn. You accept the stem with its one or two remaining seeds as if you were being presented with a rare orchid which was brought back at the cost of a dozen lives.

It's a Dad thing.

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