Last week I attended my kids school concert ( no these are not my kids 😝 ) and took these pics of our friends’ daughter and her partner as they performed to the greatest Christmas song of all time,IMO.( Oh, my kids? Those pics don’t fit into the theme of this post).
The thing is, the seating was done via lottery which the children had a chance to randomly choose the parent’s seating number. Luckily we got a seat in the second row but even that wasn’t so great. But our friends got a seat further back and were unable to see their daughter’s performance properly.
Without thinking, I took the photos and I think they turned out pretty good. We didn’t have the friends’ contact (so I guess they are acquaintances?) but we knew the husband’s sister and so my wife sent it to her.
Today I saw the mom at the nursery school while picking up the my kids and she was so grateful for the photos. You could hear the gratitude in her voice as she thanked us. It is then it dawned on me how important these pictures were to her. It is the daughter’s last concert in nursery school and it was one of, if not the best performance 🎭 of the concert. ( I really wish my boys did this with some girls but they are a bit rough and can be shy).
What’s the whole point of this post besides sharing some nice photos and mustering up the spirit of Xmas in a Buddhist country ? Well it is just to remind us that giving in this season and beyond doesn’t have to include money or material things. A simple thoughtful gesture can bring so much joy to the receiver and the giver. It was a joy for me to take these photos as it is something I like to do but the added bonus was that it brought joy to the parents as they now have a memorable moment timestamped via photography.
Contest
Writ a post about a memorable thing someone did for you or the most memorable gift you received. Or the most memorable thing you did or gifted someone. Doesn’t have to be something that happened in the Xmas season.
Prizes
The Giving wining
There will be one winner who receives the prize and they can decide the 2nd place winner and how much they want to award them. But they are not obligated to do so.
Contest Ends
December 18th, tag me in your post so I know it’s an entry and be sure to post it in the Reggaejahm community.
And here I leave you with the greatest Xmas song of all time ina Reggae version 🎅 🎄
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