what i learned from kindergartners

the best part of my day at doulos yesterday was watching the kindergartners weave through cones set up outside on the basketball court. there were two lines and they were doing a variety of relay races around cones. and it wasn't just that they were ridiculously cute, and some uncoordinated as they attempted to dribble a ball, but it was the way they encouraged each other. every single kid in each line would begin chanting the name of the teammate performing the task until they returned when they then would begin cheering for the next teammate to go. no matter how fast or slow, how successfully or unsuccessfully their teammate was doing they continued to encourage them along. what an awesome picture of community.