Last week, my oldest daughter Trinity came home from school with an interesting story. It was cold outside, around -5 degrees celcius (23 degrees farenheit) and the fire alarm went off. This was not a planned fired drill, so everyone in the school was evacuated, from grade 1 to grade 8!
No one had jackets on, and some kids didn’t even have their shoes on! Trinity told me that they all had to share socks with a boy in their class who had no shoes on when the fire alarm went off. Trinity is in grade 2, and she told me that lots of kids in her class were crying and were really scared.
So, what did this group do to survive and stay calm and warm? They huddled. The grade 1’s class was the first to gather in the center, and then the grade 2’s surrounded them. The grade 8’s were on the outside of the huddle, giving their strength and experience to the group. Just the thought of this reminds me of how penguins survive the winter!
Imagining this group of students huddling together warmed my heart, and reminded me that together we can overcome anything.
As it turned out, the fire alarm was pulled by a grade 1 boy who will forever be remembered for it. And Trinity was excited because she got to see the firemen (that’s my girl!), and her classmate got to give one of the fireman a high five. There’s always a bright side if you keep things in perspective. Namaste.