Had an old mobile home on my property. The original owners here had purchased it for one of their mothers. Although it had sat empty for years, the original owners, as well as myself kept the roof coated and it was in fair condition. Well, i was tired of looking at it, had no desire to rent or use it, so decided to try and get it gone. I put the word out via homeowners in the area and the local store. No charge, just get it gone. So a 19 year old kid whose father lives on my road jumped right on it. He had to find axels, cut all the lines remove the stairs and skirting, etc. Then his father hauled it out to a 5 acre plot of land that he gave to his kid. He did little harm to the trees and perinneals, and cleaned everything up. Looks like a little garden with an empty center.................... Well a few weeks ago, my driveway kept getting shoveled. Its been a mild winter as winters here go, so it was only a few times. I talked to the kid who usually does it, so i could pay him, he said it wasnt him. Anyway saw the kid who got the trailer at that local store. He told me having his own place had changed his life. He and his father had been at each others throats, homelife had become unbearable, his girlfriend stayed away. Now things couldnt be better between the two. He is charged to get up to go to work each day and his girlfriend is comfortable visiting. So, as he didnt know what else to do, early in the mornings, on his way to work, he had been shoveling my driveway. Well that warmed me.

Yes. Doing for others is what life is supposed to be about. Life is hard, so help when and where you can.

Great story.

Very cool of both you and the young man!

When the house next door sold, a young couple bought it and renovated before moving in. He was always in and out working on the place that winter. After a big snow, I got up early to shovel the drive only to find it had been plowed. The next time I saw the neighbor there, I noticed he had installed a plow on his truck. I went over and introduced myself and asked had he plowed my drive, which he had. I thanked him and he replied that he was "just being neighborly". He has been "just being neighborly" in many ways for over 20 years, now. His son, who is now a senior in high school, also often helps me out, once even enlisting some of his friends. I do what I can for them, too, and was recently able to give the son something he wanted for his truck. It is wonderful having such good neighbors.

Thanks for sharing your story, Carla.

Oh that was a very touching story. Thank you for sharing.

I try my best to do things like that all the time. My sister works in a group home for adult women who can't live on their own. Many of these women haven't had things like jewelry or new clothes in a long time. Many have family that never even visits. When my mama passed away in 2012 I had bought her an entire new wardrobe just trying to make her feel better. As my sister and I were packing her belongs she asked what were were going to do with all her stuff. I said lets give it to the girls. We gave away clothing, jewelry, even stuff animals. You would have thought those girls had just won the lotto.
One lovely lady both blind and deaf still carries around a bear and wears a necklace that belonged to my mama. Another loved the new clothes she got she had to model outfits for my sister.

We made a huge difference in the lives of 7 special ladies that day.

That was a very nice thing for you to do for him and his "repayment" showed his gratitude. I'm glad it worked nicely for both of you. :)

That's an amazing story and a great outcome!

An act of kindness is sometimes returned with an act of kindness. That's a good thing.

That makes the cockles of my heart all cockley.