Learning all about life

I had an interesting conversation with a young girl at church on Sunday - she's about 4 or 5 years old. It was during the hospitality part of the service, and she asked if I could please help her butter her bagel.

I told her that of course I would, and because she said please I would be most delighted to.

She said, "In my house, we never get anything we ask for unless we say please."

It made me happy to hear that there are still people in this world that value courtesy and are teaching it to their children. I replied to her, "Well there you go, now you know everything there is to know about life," I told her.

She paused for a moment and then said, "Well, maybe not everything."

What a precious gem.