One of the best instructions I've ever had

I went to a 1/2 day meditation retreat this morning. The instructor started us out with a simple instruction: Practice kindness towards the simplest perceptions, as a parent would practice kindness towards their children. I was very touched by the earnestness of the child processes that wanted to bring me news of my aching shoulders, the itch on my scalp, how reproduction would hit the spot right about now, and I cried a bit out of sheer gratitude for these child processes all competing with one another bringing me information I might need to know. I'm lucky to have them. I was like, I don't need to do anything with the information at the moment, but I really appreciate you letting me know. It was the first time I've ever tried that. Usually I'm staring at them impassively or batting them down as a barrier to a "good" sit. After a long time of appreciating the intricate details and sheer volume of reports I (the parent process?) was getting from them, they got quiet enough where I/it was wondering what would come next. For a moment, I was aware of a grandparent process watching and appreciating the parent process for being such a kind parent, but I kind of grasped on to how cool that was and it vanished. That was 8 hours ago and I'm still crying every so often over the wealth of information coming at me.