Great Wall, Little Man

This is Jed's finest moment, as a little man.

Not only because of his accomplishment. But, more importantly, because he showed courage, boldness and perseverance.

We originally planned to visit the Mutianuy section of the Great Wall of China only for a look-see. But, when we got there, Jed remember the scene from the Karate Kid movie where Jackie Chan had Jaden Smith running up the wall to train. He said to me: "Mom, I'm going to be a legend. I will climb the Great Wall of China."

Such a huge heart for a little boy! The final steep part was agonizing. Grown men beside us were giving up.

But, in the middle of the climb, some ladies Jed had befriended at the foot of the long climb saw him lose heart and they raised their fists and cried out, "Forward!" Those ladies didn't make it to the top. But, their cries of encouragement gave Jed the energy boost he needed to finish the climb.

And then, when he had gone and accomplished what very few 9-years old accomplish, can you guess what he did?

Why, he found a shady nook and proceed to astound all the adults who were still huffing and puffing by calmly pulling out his PSP and playing his favorite video game. Ha!