At the mall food court, my 92-year-old dad couldn’t stop admiring a teenager’s brightly colored, spiked hair. Eventually, the boy asked sarcastically, “Never done anything fun in your life?”
Dad smiled. “When I was young, I didn’t have colorful hair, but I tried to make the world brighter through kindness, respect, and joy.”
Then he added, “It’s wonderful that you express yourself through color. Just remember that the brightest thing you can share is your character.”
The teenager’s expression softened. He smiled and quietly said, “Thank you,” while Dad returned to his meal. A simple encounter had become an unexpected lesson in kindness and respect.
