"Señor Ekkehardt is a wise man," He says, smiling wider. "Very, very smart and much more experienced with this than me."

He reaches over, gently patting the girl's shoulder.

"If it still bothers you, even with all that, try to think about you are learning instead. You will be better at all kinds of things as you work at this. You'll understand people who might struggle. And you'll be able to tell them what I'm telling you. And what Ekkehardt has told you. And that's a different sort of light that only some people learn."

He still thinks it's cool. A birthday candle is still special while fireworks exist.