What started as a plate of leftovers became a lifeline for someone who had none.
But I didn’t just feed her. She fed me too.
She gave me a reason to slow down. To care more. To see people instead of passing by.
And she left behind a legacy not written in stone, but in ink, on a letter folded carefully in a plain box.
What the Old Woman on Maple Street Taught Me
There’s something sacred about the kind of compassion that isn’t broadcast. The kind that shows up daily. The kind that asks nothing in return.
In our later years, many of us look back and wonder: Did I make a difference?
But maybe the real question is this: Did I choose to see?
Kindness is never wasted.
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