Big Brothers, Big Sisters = Big Magic
Think back for a moment to your childhood. Who stands out in your memory – other than a parent – as having had the most impact on your young life? For many of us raised in healthy, nurturing families and communities, our memories are well-stocked with images that depict loving gestures of support and kindness.
You may remember a librarian who took the time to gently wipe your tear-stained face and then helped you with your homework or perhaps the coach who spent the extra time to help you fix your awkward, frightened stance in the batter’s box. Maybe it was the assistant director in your summer theatre workshop taking the time to help you memorize your lines, all the while telling you how good you were at your role; or the family friend who sat down with you to demonstrate the art of finger-snapping and then took you out fishing to celebrate when you finally caught on. Or maybe it was the former babysitter taking the time to listen to your sadness at the loss of a first love...
Little moments like these can make for big memories. Little moments like these help form character, build up self confidence and can sometimes actually change the course of a life. Little moments like these can, and do, make a difference. And many of us have had numerous and varied moments such as these in our youth that helped contribute to the kind of people we have become.
So imagine, if you will, a young life that is limited in opportunity for moments such as these. . .