A Moment of Pure Kindness

My son Jamie will never drive or have kids. But he’s happy. That’s enough.

A stranger’s wave makes his face glow. A girl’s smile sets his whole body alight. At a school event

for kids with special needs, I spoke. “Nature’s order seems perfect.

Jamie can’t learn like others. Where’s the order?” Silence fell. I said,

“Kids like Jamie reveal humanity—how we treat them defines us.” One day,

we passed a park. Kids played baseball. Jamie asked, “Dad, can I play?” I doubted

they’d agree but asked a kid. He said, “We’re losing big. He can bat in the

ninth.” Jamie beamed, wearing the team’s jersey. By the ninth,