See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Rachel Joy Scott Story.
Life Lesson #54 – The Golden Rule.
Lauren was a new student at Cayman Elementary School, and she was having a hard time making friends. One day, Lauren was the last person to get on the bus, and while there were several seats left, there were none for her. As she walked the aisle, she would ask if a seat were taken, and a girl on the seat would slide over toward the aisle, and say, “Yes, this seat is taken.” Lauren tried four more seats, all with the same results!
Finally, when she was only three rows from the absolute back of the bus, a boy moved over, not toward the aisle but toward the window. He said, “Come on, you can sit here.” Lauren couldn’t believe it—a boy named Carlos—the most popular guy in the school.
She said, “Thanks, but aren’t you afraid you’ll lose friends by letting me sit by you?” He said, “I like having friends as much as anybody else, but if having friends means I have to treat people like they treated you, well, I guess I can do without them!”
He went on to say, “I think my sister is in the same grade as you are. Here’s her number. Why don’t you give her a call? You guys would get along great.”
“Are you sure?” asked Lauren. “Absolutely!” said Carlos. “Look,” he said, “we don’t get into playing all those mind games that the air-heads do.
Well, Lauren did call his sister, and eventually, they became good friends, but that particular day, Lauren saw clearly the difference between those girls who hurt her, and Carlos who was quite the HERO!
– Jim Lord