Why are you being so nice to me? Asked the homeless man.
This is a terrible question.
The story:
A neighbor has had a homeless man living in his car outside his home. The neighbor has given him a little food and drinks. The man asked him, Why are you being so nice to me?
Now I don’t really know what the answer was to the question. But the homeless man, an unemployed landscape worker, offered to repay my neighbor with working in his yard. When my neighbor returned home, his yard was “spotless”.
So, the “answer” to the homeless man was for my neighbor to post this on the local “nextdoor” network. And a result a handful of people said they could use his services. And one mentioned a local nursery was looking for help.
Why is this a terrible question? Should we really ask why someone is being kind? Because we are all human beings. We should just naturally be kind to one another. Unless of course you are a hideous mass murderer or something.
Being homeless does not make one less human. Most all of us could have this happen to us. You hear the stories all the time. Sometimes things can spiral in a downward direction very quickly.
A helping hand.
This man was not looking for help. He was not lazy. He was not looking for free food. A little kindness went a long way. For a little assistance, he made a yard look beautiful. As for me, I am trying to think of a way to help this man. I can’t make any promises right yet. I have to look into the matter a bit. The idea here is let us at least see what we can do. A small job here can lead to a small job there. Which can lead to a filled calendar of work for a most grateful person.
He will feel better working. And those that provide the work will feel love in their hearts. Both win.
We all need someone sometimes.
I hope you enjoyed this story.
Lisa Y. Life Coach
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