People typically have garage sales to get rid of their old, unnecessary junk. While one woman was having a sale of her own, she accidentally overheard a conversation between a young girl and her mother that immediately made her uncomfortable. However, as soon as she saw the mother’s face, she knew she had to act fast.
A mother told her daughter that they couldn’t afford to buy several things the girl wanted at a yard sale, so she decided to bless them both with as many items as they could carry.
The kind woman, who has remained anonymous, explained how the cute 6-year-old girl really liked a pink Disney Princess TV that she was selling. Rather than asking if her mom could buy it for her, she asked if she could somehow earn the money to help her mom buy it.
The heartwarming experience was shared by a kind woman on Facebook that immediately went viral.
“The cutest little girl and her mom were at my yard sale today. I happened to be selling a Pink Disney Princess TV, (because who doesn’t need a Pink Disney Princess TV, right?), and I overheard the little girl very politely ask her mom if there was anything she could do to earn the money to buy the TV. She did not just ask if she could have it. She asked if she could earn the money herself. She was 6 years old. Her mom told her she could not afford it right now, then kissed her forehead. The little girl replied, ‘It’s okay mommy’ and grabbed her mom’s hand.”
The woman said she looked on as the mom counted their pennies and picked out the necessities, before coming to a heartbreaking realization.
“I could tell this mom and daughter had gone through something and the interactions between them were so genuine, so precious. I saw the little girl look over at the TV every so often … My heart was mush,” the post read.
Eventually, the mother and daughter approached the woman to pay for the few items they had chosen to purchase from the sale. However, the woman knew she needed to act fast and do something to help this mother and daughter, who she knew needed a blessing.
As the mom brought her items up to pay, I said, ‘I would like you to have these things, no charge.’ Tears filled her eyes as she thanked me, told me how much it meant to her, and that I had no idea how much I was helping her right now. Then she asked, ‘but why?’ I said, ‘I sense that you are going through something right now, and I don’t need to know what that ‘something’ is.
But you obviously have not let it deter you from being an amazing mom, and you are raising a wonderful, beautiful, joyful, polite, little girl.’ She confided that they had fled an abusive situation with only what she could fit into a duffle bag for them both. She had saved just enough money to get them into a small one room apartment. She felt blessed, lucky. They were safe.
As if what this kind woman was offering this mother and child wasn’t enough, what the woman did next is truly remarkable.
She hesitated at first and seemed almost ashamed. I told her, ‘We all go through hard times. This is a season, and seasons pass. When this season passes for you, you can ‘pay it forward’ to someone else.’ And then, yes… I quietly asked her if I could give her little girl the Disney Princess TV.
I wish everyone could have seen the look on that beautiful little girls face when my husband carried that TV to her car. I will never forget it. My heart is full knowing that precious little girl and her mom have full tummys, clean pajamas to put on, a “bed” to sleep in, pillows under their heads, blankets to snuggle into, and maybe even watched some TV.
At a time when the mother and her sweet daughter needed it the most, the love and compassion of a stranger helped give them the basic necessities they needed to survive on their own. The wonderful pink Disney TV also greatly lifted the spirits of the young girl who has already been through so much…
The kind woman shows us that we can truly make a difference in the lives of others when we take the time to listen with our hearts, and act generously.
Sources: OpposingViews, Love What Matters/Facebook
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