It's not every day that a tall young man looks at me and asks me to take off my sunglasses. Surprisingly, I did as I was told. My daughter and I were in line with my two grandsons to get into a baseball game. We were running a bit late. The young man just happened to be in line behind us.
He just grinned and said, "You don't remember me, do you?" At first, I thought he might be one of my son's friends. Then there was something special about his smile and expression, and I remembered his name. He was in my class about fifteen years ago. It was just a magical moment.
The smile on his face and excitement that I knew who he was just made my day. I learned that he has a job that he loves and is in the process of buying a condo. He grew from a shy little boy into a tall, handsome man. He is now confident and sure of himself.
The other cool part about the experience was that my grandsons got to meet one of my former students. I was able to tell them how much he had changed.
I am just so proud of him!