What a wonderful treat! It is the best of what it means to live in community. When I lived in a loft on the top of an 1880's building in the River. Market in downtown KC, before I moved in, couple of residents had already begun building community, a neighborhood. Many of us joined a phone group. People did exactly what those young girls did, asked if anyone had some small item, a battery, a band aide, an aspirin. When I had the flu I texted that I would give a thousand dollars to whoever would bring me a cup of coffee. In fifteen minutes a cup of coffee was delivered to my door (no thousand dollars required). There would be a cooler in the elevator, placed there anonymously, filled with beer and soft drinks when one of us had a birthday. One Christmas at our door appeared a bag with a deconstructed hot toddy in it with all the ingredients, placed there by a neighbor. It does seem to be a rare thing these days, but initiating community with the people in our neighborhoods Is the medicine that might just have the power to begin the process of healing our divisions as a nation.
Kudos to you for your kindness and to the girls for their bravery and thoughtfulness. I often pass younger teens when I’m out walking and they often don’t acknowledge my short -minimal eye contact - no slowing of stride- greeting.
Love this! All kinds of sweetness in this.
What a wonderful treat! It is the best of what it means to live in community. When I lived in a loft on the top of an 1880's building in the River. Market in downtown KC, before I moved in, couple of residents had already begun building community, a neighborhood. Many of us joined a phone group. People did exactly what those young girls did, asked if anyone had some small item, a battery, a band aide, an aspirin. When I had the flu I texted that I would give a thousand dollars to whoever would bring me a cup of coffee. In fifteen minutes a cup of coffee was delivered to my door (no thousand dollars required). There would be a cooler in the elevator, placed there anonymously, filled with beer and soft drinks when one of us had a birthday. One Christmas at our door appeared a bag with a deconstructed hot toddy in it with all the ingredients, placed there by a neighbor. It does seem to be a rare thing these days, but initiating community with the people in our neighborhoods Is the medicine that might just have the power to begin the process of healing our divisions as a nation.
You are passing on to the next generation what being a neighbor means and I love what three eggs can turn into .
Delightful. We need more of this in all of our neighborhoods.
Kudos to you for your kindness and to the girls for their bravery and thoughtfulness. I often pass younger teens when I’m out walking and they often don’t acknowledge my short -minimal eye contact - no slowing of stride- greeting.