a life lesson

This would be an interesting story to tell my younger cousins...I wonder what they would say?

I remember in grade 6, my best friend Catherine asked me a question. She asked me,"If you could have a ring that give you eternal wealth, or a ring that brought happiness to everyone you touched, which ring would you choose?"

Well?

I am ashamed to admit this but I chose the ring that brought me wealth...I know, at 12 years of age, I was a selfish person...but when Catherine told me that she would choose the latter ring and why, I remember feeling so ashamed! I also remember just being so awestruck that someone could be that selfless, and I think that incident opened my eyes to the fact that there were other people in the world that were feeling and hurting, other people to care about besides myself. This is one very permanent memory of my childhood that I think really helped define who I am today.