My Hero

A couple of weeks ago I took Alex to a “Celebration Concert” in the Conference center in SLC. “Celebration” is a concert put on by all of the Suzuki music students in the state of Utah. After the the concert we swung by my office in the University Club building. It’s always fun to take the kids there because they don’t often get the opportunity to see where I work. They like to grab treats and candy and the view of the Capitol and the downtown SLC area is spectacular from the 23rd floor with the huge windows.

Anyway, Alex is a very talented Violinist but is a real sports nut. It doesn’t matter the sport – he’s interested. Soccer, baseball, hockey, football – he loves them all. He is a big fan of BYU football and when he saw a framed, hanging Y from the BYU Cougar Club, he immediately recognized it and asked me if I ever played any sports for BYU. I told him no, I wasn’t good enough to play any sports for BYU. I asked him why he asked. He explained a bit sheepishly that he was going to tell me I was his Hero for having played for BYU. However, he said that it didn’t matter if I played for BYU or not, I was still his Hero. He said it with a big smile on his face.

Made me feel good inside.