My six-year-old granddaughter, Caitlynd, and I stopped at a Tim Horton's donut shop for a blueberry muffin. As we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in. This young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a tuft of blue spiked hair on top of it. One of his nostrils was pierced, and attached to the hoop that ran through the hole in his nose, was a chain that draped across his face and attached to a ring he was wearing in his ear. He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other. Caitlynd, who was walking ahead of me, stopped in her tracks when she saw the teen. I thought he'd scared the dickens out of her and she'd frozen on the spot. I was wrong. My GrandAngel backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass. His gracious response was a kind, "Thank you very much". On our way to the car, I commended Caitlynd for her manners in holding open the door for the young man. She didn't seem to be troubled by his appearance but I wanted to make sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self expression and allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready. As it turned out, the person who needed the talk was me. The only thing Caitlynd noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full. "He woulda' had a hard time to open the door." I saw the partially shaved head, the tuft of spiked hair, the piercings and the chain. She saw a person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door. In the future, I hope to get down on her level and raise my sights. © 2000 Terri McPherson Buckley Windsor, Ontario, Canada terri@wisehearts.com Raising My Sights was published in: Chicken Soup For The Grandparent's Soul "You Are A Miracle" - The Book! The Flash presentation of "You Are A Miracle" has been viewed by more than one million visitors to WiseHearts.com. The Power Point presentation has been shown to church congregations across the U.S.A., Canada and ten other countries worldwide. "You Are A Miracle" - The Book! A perfect gift for a special occasion or for someone special who needs to be encouraged and lifted up. Framed Prints of: You Are A Miracle I Am Not Gone Inspirational: Bookmarks In truth, grace is both utterly simple and utterly confounding. Author Philip Yancey opens his book by telling us that "grace" is the last best word, and in What's So Amazing About Grace?, he proves that he's right. You can purchase Royalty Free Photos from iStock Photo for as little as $1.00 to create your own graphic sets.