AN OLD MAN WAS GROCERY SHOPPING WITH HIS GRANDSON.
THE TODDLER WAS CRYING, AND AT TIMES, SCREAMING AT
THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS.


AS THE OLD GENTLEMAN WALKED UP AND DOWN THE AISLES,
PEOPLE COULD HEAR HIM SPEAKING IN A SOFT VOICE,
"WE ARE ALMOST DONE, ALBERT...TRY NOT TO CRY, ALBERT
...LIFE WILL GET BETTER, ALBERT."


AS HE APPROACHED THE CHECKOUT STAND, HE CAREFULLY
BRUSHED THE TODDLER'S TEARS FROM HI S EYES AND SAID
AGAIN, "TRY NOT TO CRY, ALBERT. WE WILL BE HOME SOON,
ALBERT."


AS HE WAS PAYING THE CASHIER, THE TODDLER CONTINUED
TO CRY AS A YOUNG WOMAN IN LINE BEHIND HIM SAID, "SIR,
I THINK IT IS WONDERFUL HOW SWEET YOU ARE BEING TO
YOUR LITTLE ALBERT."


THE OLD GENTLEMAN BLINKED HIS EYES A COUPLE OF TIMES
BEFORE SAYING, "MY GRANDSON'S NAME IS JOHN.
I'M ALBERT."

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