The other day, I was in my backyard when my neighbor, who lives behind us, came to the fence to meet me for the first time. It turned out that one of our trees had fallen and damaged her fence, and she asked if we could fix it.
I told her it wouldn’t be a problem, and I would take care of it. She was so relieved and told me that her husband of 48 years had passed away just two weeks ago. She didn’t know what to do. I immediately felt for her because I understand the pain of losing a loved one.
I fixed the fence, and a few days later, she texted me asking if I could help with some other things around her house. I said I’d come over to see what needed to be done. She just needed her gutters cleaned, both inside and out, so I told her I could do that too.
Life has been really stressful for us lately, but today helped me see things in a new light. It gave us the chance to help someone who is really going through a tough time.
While we were cleaning her gutters, she wanted to pay us, but I told her we wanted to do it for free. I explained about “Brighten a Day”—how it’s our chance to give back, and that our payment would be a photo with her, which she happily agreed to.
When we got home, I went to take my phone out of my pocket and found money inside. She had slipped it in there when I wasn’t looking—like a ninja! I didn’t even feel it! 😂
I hope that we all can try to look beyond our own struggles and help those who might be having a harder time. It just might help you more than you think.
Credit – Original Owner ( Respect 🫡)