Marieka, this 4th grader is my kindness idol .

She is a beautiful person, inside and out !

The second from left is Marieka and the fourth left is Maanasi Vivek, the author of this article.

Marieka's classmate told me that she is vegetarian and when I found out why and how , I was speechless .

She was four years old and in preschool . A chicken sat on her lap and later that day at home when she was served chicken for dinner , she refused .

Her heart had connected this chicken to that chicken .

Marieka decided to become vegetarian.

I applaud her parents for letting Marieka follow her heart ????

I found the time to talk to the mom and the mom accepted the appreciation oh so humbly .

I told her that her  daughter inspires me in more than one way and is an inspiration to me.

In my case , I was raised vegetarian.

And when I reflected about how the milk is inhumanely taken away from the mother cow and how the newborn is cruelly separated from the mother , so humans can have the milk , that made me go vegan . I was already an adult when I 

consciously decided to walk that route . 

But Marieka loved and valued a chicken 's life at the age of four . She was not taught or convinced to do that . 

Innate empathy ✨

Soul guidance ❣️

Your vegetarianism story and your book trailer message had made me your fan .

I admire you and you inspire me ✨

The world is a better , brighter , kinder and nicer because for people like you .

Kind .

HumanKIND ✨

The loving DaXiang Vegan restaurant

Bless her heart ! 

How much love that heart holds .

She exemplifies kindness , empathy and compassion.

“While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.”

- Angela Schwindt

“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” 

– Jean-Jacques Rousseau