Well, a few days ago I posted about someone's rudeness. Today I have a story about someone's unbelievable kindness.
There is a boy that stands across the street from our house every morning waiting for his bus. I've never talked to him before, but he is always there.
This morning as I was walking out to my car with Caleb and all of his "baggage" I noticed that there was a trash can put out (today is trash day), but it was in a different place, so I didn't know if it was ours or the neighbors. Chris normally puts the trash out before he leaves for work on Fridays, so I didn't really think anything about it.
Well, this boy comes across the street and says that he noticed that Chris had already left for work and he didn't want me to have to put out the trash (like I do when I see that Chris has forgotten to put it out -- obviously he has seen me do this before), so he did it for me.
I was completely blown away by the kindness of this boy. It's not everyday that you see this type of random act of kindness...especially from a middle schooler.
I was immediately interested in this boy and wanted to find out more about him. His name is Franklin and I now know where he goes to school and what street he lives on. He said he has a newborn cousin named Caleb and that he has fun with him. I have a feeling this is the start of a new friendship. I never talked to him before, but I will now make a point to say hi to him in the mornings.
I have been wanting more interaction with neighbors, so it is really interesting to me that this young boy made the first step in getting to know us. It made me think on the way to work that I would like to have a street party or something to get to know our neighbors. I miss the old days when you knew everyone on your street.
This little act of kindness has made my morning. It makes me want to go out and do something nice for someone else.
3 comments:
How cool is that! Its great that this young boy already feels the joy of helping others!
What an awesome story. That really inspires me today also. And I am all for you holding some kind of block party- I think it's a great idea. You never know who would come, but even if only a few did- it would still be a great opportunity to get to know people who live nearby.
What a wonderful kid. I pray Kimberlyn will be that kid in our neighborhood. Of course it would help if her parents were that way. Unfortunately, in our neighborhood our garage door is in the back making it very hard to get to know neighbors. Everyone says it makes the house look better but I say what good is that if you feel isolated from your neighbors. Hopefully our walks will around our pond will help us get to know some friends. It is amazing that every time I go no one is there. All houses should have a front porch!!!
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