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.
So my question.....have you ever given something away that improved someones life??
Yes. Doing for others is what life is supposed to be about. Life is hard, so help when and where you can.
Great story.
Thanks bo, good story too.
Kindness is just so easy, if you let it be.
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.
Thats a wonderful story too.
I think one thoughtful act can change lives.
Oh so do I. It is a shame people don't do them more often.
It was a good outcome,
Tiff, thats wonderful.....so damned generous.
People are kinda hardened about homeless people. I dont understand it. They have to know from experience how hard and expensive it is to get a place.
And how hard it is to find work when you have no base.
If 100 people gave 25 dollars, that would have got him somewhere. Many choise a life of homelessness, most do not
Btw....same thing.
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.
Cockley, cockles......how fuzzy