there is a child sitting
there is a child sitting right next to you in your elementary class. his name is edward. he sits to the side of his tiny little chair because thats the only way he can sit so that he feels the most comfortable. he shifts and shifts every day before class. all he wants is to be comfortable. he's about as eager to learn, just like you. but the class room coool-guy, shawn, seems to think he's better than him. he teases him because every time edward sits down the chair bends ever so slightly to accomodate his weight on the chair. shawn calls it the "Edward chair shuffle, because edward tries so hard to jus sit and learn. you see this happeneing but do nothing. what does that make you? an innocent bystander? no. part of the problem. so stand up.
be that one to comfort a friend in need
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