Chesed for Roadkill? – On the Breath of Children
A teacher once shared with me this story which I felt was perfect to include.
She was teaching her grade 4 class about the midah (attribute) of ‘chesed’ and how important it is to respond to all who are in need even if it’s inconvenient or they won’t say thank you.
The teacher gave an example of walking home and seeing an animal in the road that had been killed by a car and was lying by the side of the road in a bloody heap.
The teacher hoped to get the response from the children that they would find a phone and call someone to pick up the animal since it was not respectful to have it on the road. She called on one of the girls to answer what she would do and the girl honestly told her she thinks that she’d throw up.