Purim Costumes
Near the high school where I teach is an elementary school for kids primarily from poorer families. Our school went there a few days before Purim to dance, sing, tell stories, give mishloach manot, etc. It was incredibly special. I noticed something interesting about their costumes: someone, or some wonderful organization must have distributed Purim costumes to poorer families in the area. In every class, there must have been 5-6 kids with the exact same policeman's uniform, 5-6 kids with the exact same paratrooper's uniform, 5-6 kids with the exact same queen's dress.
In the end, I did not see a single child in the entire school without a costume!
I felt a bit sorry for the kids: did they notice who had those costumes? Did they feel bad? I don't think they did. But even if they did notice, I think they would have felt worse if they had no costume at all.
In the end, I mostly felt tremendous warmth that someone, somewhere made sure that every single child - regardless of socioeconomic status - could enjoy Purim.
In the end, I did not see a single child in the entire school without a costume!
I felt a bit sorry for the kids: did they notice who had those costumes? Did they feel bad? I don't think they did. But even if they did notice, I think they would have felt worse if they had no costume at all.
In the end, I mostly felt tremendous warmth that someone, somewhere made sure that every single child - regardless of socioeconomic status - could enjoy Purim.
posted by T.Y.I.I. at
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
2 Comments:
This is a sensitive, beautiful piece. It reminds me of a comic strip I saw recently of a person visiting the doctor. Together they view images of the patient's internal organs.
The comic reads:
"Your heart is slightly bigger than the average human's heart, but that's because you're a teacher."
Shloimetas: It is amazing and heartwarming that there are such great people/institutions that are sensitive to the needs of the less fortunate. With all that Israel has gone through with the intifada it is so poignant that there are those that don't forget about the young souls who could otherwise be suffering unecessarily. Thanks for your post.
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