When a young boy's kindness is met with cruelty, he begins to wonder; why are people mean to him? As he ponders, a wise old owl swoops in through his window and tells him about the strength it takes a person to be kind and whisks him away to a future, where the boy sees himself in his old age and the people he comes to know in his lifetime. But what is that secret strength that makes a person kind? Read into this tale, where a wise owl will tell you the strength behind a young boy's kindness.