The innocence of youth leads me to believe there's hope for us yet

There's something about cards kids send out when something touches their heart.Today, I read an article on the Boston Globe's website about letters received by Boston's One Fund (a charity set up after the Boston Marathon bombings in April to raise money for victims and their families,) from children from all over the country. A letter that was described in the article that touched me the most was from a 9-year-old girl who wrote: "“I pray to everyone in Boston and especially the ones that are ingerd  [sic] and have past [sic] away.” These letters reminded me of a letter that was sent by a little girl named Virginia to a newspaper asking whether Santa was real. (Her father told her that if that particular newspaper said something was true, then it was indeed true.) The letter and the reply that someone from the newspaper wrote back to her stating that Santa Claus was real and that he exists in people's love and generosity, became famous and the letter's reply is the most reprinted editorial in the English language.  

Just as Virginia's letter was used to bring a bit more hope to Americans, I think that the letters to the One Fund bring hope  not just to the people directly affected by the bombings but also to people in general. If our society can produce children who feel so strongly about an event that it influences them to send their well wishes and even to raise and send money to the victims and families, I think it shows that in the face of unspeakable evil, there is still a lot of good in the world and a lot of hope for the future. :)

As I couldn't resist posting it, below is a picture of another letter sent by a kid to the One Fund. 

Photo from the Boston.com website: http://tinyurl.com/le3dxf6.

To read the article about the letters click here.