The Kindness of Sesame Street

Regardless of my opinion regarding the war in Iraq, I can't help but be awed by the kindness and class of the Sesame Workshop (the nonprofit organization that produces Sesame Street). In a follow up of a DVD last year aimed at helping military families discuss the strain of deployments, they are creating a DVD covering the issues that face families of injured soldiers returning from the war in gentle terms kids can understand. In one instance an injured puppet in a wheelchair tells his puppet daughter that even though his body has changed, his love for her has not. The DVD aims to give these families the tools and vocabulary that can help them get through the tough times without giving the kids too many details too scare them. In a world that seems at time totally mad it's reassuring to know there are people governed by what is kind and right.