Simple Gesture
A young girl caught Colvin’s eye as he walked around the area of the community that he was assigned to watch one day. Because he noticed that her eyes were brightening, he decided to smile warmly at her. In response, she smiled at him and gave him a friendly smile of her own.
Colvin did it because he understood how difficult life was for the children who lived in the neighborhood, despite the fact that it was a relatively insignificant gesture. On the other hand, he was completely unprepared for the fact that a single wave would eventually develop into something that was so much more significant.