Tuesday, May 26, 2009

a servants heart

My next neighbor is one of the friendliest men I've ever met. He always smiles and waves when I pass by, and if I'm within ear shot he always asks about my day. Monday I was sitting in my living room wasting the hours reworking my resume when the dog started barking, which is unusual. I went outside to see what the dog had heard, and I saw my neighbor had backed his truck into the driveway and was picking up discarded branches in our yard.

I appreciated it. You see, I had no way of disposing of the branches and had instead left them in a pile to tend to "one day." He brought over weed killer and tended to some lawn work that had been neglected, and asked if I needed any other help.

I don't have some conclusion to draw or fancy ending to put you in awe. Instead I was just impressed and humbled by one man's thoughtfulness and wanted to share.

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