9 Timeless Ways To Show You’re A Class Act
Principles to live by in turbulent times
Think of someone in your life you’d describe as a class act. When I ask people this question, about half will cite a grandparent.
It’s understandable. Grandparents shower us with kindness. They go the extra mile to make us feel special. The last memory of my late grandfather exemplifies this common experience.
I was eleven years old at the time. We were in south Florida, late winter. He packed me into his car without revealing our destination. Ten minutes later, he pulled into a sporting goods store and rushed me inside to buy me a baseball mitt.
He still refused to tell me where we were going, but when we pulled up to the ballpark, and the Yankee sign came into view, I cheered.
Yankees spring training camp. My first ever visit.
Before we left, one of the players randomly jogged over to us and autographed my mitt — me, of all the other people in the stands.
At the time, I considered myself a lucky recipient of a player’s kindness. Only years later did I connect the dots — my grandfather had somehow arranged it. There was no mention of his role in coordinating the encounter. He allowed me to think one of my heroes sought me out.
