CHARACTER WILL ALWAYS BE A HOME RUN.(BUSINESS)

Byline: HARVEY MACKAY

Kids say and do the darnedest things.

They are often brutally honest and remarkably sensitive. And we could all stand to learn a lesson or two about these traits -- in business and in life.

With Mother's Day approaching, I'd like to share a story about some kids who definitely made their mothers (and fathers) proud. They saw the potential to rise above winning and losing. Sometimes it's just playing the game that counts.

The story came from the father of a learning-disabled child who was asked to speak at a fund-raising dinner for his son's school.

The father and his son, Shay, walked past a park where some …