Did you know that there are many good deeds that take place on a daily basis. One does not have to go very far to find them. All you need to do is talk to your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, or find them in reading material and social media. Unfortunately, with all the loud noise from our newsrooms, the good deeds taking place are washed out. In reality, the people doing good deeds are the forgotten people. Below are two good deeds that have taken place just on my block recently.
An older neighbor from across the street from the street - a younger neighbor stopped their friendship because the older neighbor stole $500 from the younger neighbor. It happened about two years ago. Last week, the older neighbor (in his mid 70's), was trying to lift a box from the garage floor to place it on a shelf. It was too heavy for the older neighbor to lift the box. He saw that the younger neighbor was doing yard work. After not speaking to each other for approximately two years, the older neighbor took a chance to ask the younger neighbor if he would help him lift a box. The younger neighbor, the one whose money was stolen, honored the older man's request. He went to the older neighbor's house and lifted the box for him. I asked my younger neighbor why he decided to help him - after all, the older neighbor stole from him. His reply was that that was what God would expected him to do.
Another retired neighbor on my block needed to replace some rotten siding along his house. To replace the siding was going to require a new paint job so that the old siding and new siding would look uniform. The retired man was not able to climb a ladder. We watch him struggle trying to get on the ladder, so two of the other neighbors on the block decided to help him paint the exterior of the house. It took about five days to get the job done, but neighbors came together to get the retired man's house painted. The paint gesture was came from genuine hearts.
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