I love babysitting little kids for 2 reasons
1. I just love them
2. I get to watch all the amazing little kid shows
Today I was watching Ni Hao Kai Lan with a girl that is 4 years old. Of course she wasn't really paying attention to the message and just watching it. I really loved the message it gave me though. I guess I can still be a little kid at heart, and watch it with excitement, but it was different when you are older. The message was everyone has something special. Kai Lan told me I did, but I didn't know what it was.
This brought up an OO I saw at the Southside Tournament. It was about someone being special and everyone is special. I really didn't pay attention to the message at the time, but when I thought about it I guess being yourself is what makes you special. No one ever told me I was special as I was growing up. No one told me I was smart or dumb. It felt like I was just like everyone else minus the big eyes and the not black hair. When I was young, I didn't understand why I was a girl with small eyes and black hair. Either way I was still different from everyone else and I guess I didn't like it when I was little because people made fun of me.
Now that is over, I still kind of feel like an outcast from my school. I'm not that "book smart" compared to everyone else, and I don't feel like I'm gifted anymore. Being gifted is a normal thing at my school with all the IB kids. I don't fit in. I don't belong...... but Kai Lan gave me a little hope. She made me smile at the end when she said that I was special because I made her heart feel super happy. Ok...... it may seem dumb to gain hope from a little kid show, but she did do a good job.
So I left getting something from watching Ni Hao Kai Lan. I may not belong, but I try to make everyone's heart feel a little bit happier. I may not succeed, but I try because everyone else always try to make my heart feel super happy. Rintoo at least found his specialty which was running fast. Maybe just maybe I can find my specialty, but Rintoo will beat me at running no matter what I do because he is just that amazing.
