A Real Hug

Children, it is said, are wise and uninhibited, and tell us clearly the things that are most important to hear.  The saying “Out of the mouths of babes” refers to this type of wisdom.  Sometimes this wisdom inspires a sensitive adult to come up with creative solutions to a painful situation.   This was precisely the case with Maura Cristina Silva, an elementary school teacher with 57 students, as reported in the New York Times.  In response to a note from her third-grade pupil, stating “I am yearning for your hug,” she devised a disposable “hugging kit.” …