The son was fairly upset that I had picked him up late. When I probed him for the reason, he said that he wanted me to photocopy something for his entire class.

That something turned out to be an intricate drawing of an ant colony. The fact that he could stay focused and bring his imagination into life impressed me. More importantly, the fact that he exhibited leadership by wanting to include his peers in his pursuit of knowledge was a warm balm to my tattered soul on a workday.