My oldest son McKinley leaned over during church today and said, “Dad, will you scratch my back?” Of course I couldn’t say anything but “Sure thing buddy”.
It feels so good when someone scratches your back, literally or figuratively. When I was young and my dad also scratched my back while in church. I still remember how good it felt, nearly 30 years later.
As I was scratching McKinley’s back he looked up at me and said, “Dad, it feels so good. I like it when you scratch my back.” I told him that my dad did it for me as well but that sometimes when I asked he wouldn’t (he was obviously better at focusing in church than I).
Looking away for a moment McKinley started to think. He then glanced up at me saying, “Maybe when I have kids I’ll scratch their back too and perhaps they will do it for their kids.”
I was surprised. Here was my eight year old son contemplating the possible action of his future kids and their kids – his grandchildren and my great-grandchildren. I had never really considered my grand or great-grand children let alone considered how my actions today will impact their lives 60 some odd years from now.
It’s likely I may never know these my posterity but perhaps McKinley is correct – one day my great-grandchildren may look up to McKinley’s kids and say, “Dad, will you scratch my back?” Kind of cool to imagine it.
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