My eyes were re-opened to a world of innocence as I started mentoring at an afterschool program for elementary students. I began to analyze and observe each student’s interaction and behavior among one another. One particular boy not only seized my attention, but he also seized my heart. Erin was unique due to the fact his left arm had only developed just beyond his elbow. Compassion overwhelmed me to the point of tears as I began to think of how his overall happiness must suffer because of his abnormality. My initial conclusions were proved otherwise as I spent more time with the children. Surprisingly, I began to realize... Erin was just as happy as any of the children. I had judged Erin’s happiness incorrectly. Whether it is describing our experience or someone else’s experience, it seems that we all have those moments in life where we are unable to place our emotions into words. Even when we are able to place our emotions into language, are we accurately describing our feelings? One might object and claim to be confident in expressing oneself but language does not accurately describe emotion. Therefore it makes it difficult to express our self or understand the experience of others.
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