March 22, 2016 my husband received word that his brother passed away. It was his only sibling and my husband was the oldest. This was sad, however what emerged from his death was so inspiring for me.
For the first time my husband and I met our nieces. They are both adults and my husband had never seen them (his brother divorced their mother many years ago). His oldest daughter shared with me that she had only seen her father 3 times in her entire life and she is 45 years old. That was also sad.
Through all the sadness I began to see kindness like I had never seen before. This daughter, who she also shared that he denied was his child when she was born, was the person who cleaned his home, who made all the arrangements for his cremation, who made sure that everything he left behind was taken care of and who is still trying to find out the cause of his death. (He left no will and no money).
She took care of everything financially as well. She took over with such love and kindness it humbled me. She gave to him something he could never give to her...pure love. I am forever grateful that I was there to experience this powerful act of kindness and love. It changed the way I see the world and how it is not how people treat us. It is how we are as a person and how we treat others. That in it self is a gift to the world.
For the first time my husband and I met our nieces. They are both adults and my husband had never seen them (his brother divorced their mother many years ago). His oldest daughter shared with me that she had only seen her father 3 times in her entire life and she is 45 years old. That was also sad.
Through all the sadness I began to see kindness like I had never seen before. This daughter, who she also shared that he denied was his child when she was born, was the person who cleaned his home, who made all the arrangements for his cremation, who made sure that everything he left behind was taken care of and who is still trying to find out the cause of his death. (He left no will and no money).
She took care of everything financially as well. She took over with such love and kindness it humbled me. She gave to him something he could never give to her...pure love. I am forever grateful that I was there to experience this powerful act of kindness and love. It changed the way I see the world and how it is not how people treat us. It is how we are as a person and how we treat others. That in it self is a gift to the world.
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- Posted by loridey
- May 13, 2016
- Comments (15)
Readers Comments
woodrose wrote: Beautiful moving uplifting story ~ thank you so much for sharing ⤠xxx
bhawtankar wrote: Thanks so much for sharing this experience. It is so true what you said at the end-
It is how we are as a person and how we treat others. That in it self is a gift to the world.
It is how we are as a person and how we treat others. That in it self is a gift to the world.
smileswithhope wrote: Beautiful.
RoseMarie wrote: Beautiful story thank you for sharing with s. X 💓 rose-marie
Virginia wrote: Amazing thoughtfulness on the daughter's end. I hope you will stay in contact with your new-found nieces.
loridey wrote: Thank you all for your comments and feedback. It has truly been a blessing for me.
somx gurung wrote: Its really good story. That is what human kind should be. Inspiring
Mish wrote: Hers is a loving heart. Beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing this. How we treat others is the key. â¤ï¸
mindyjourney wrote: such a lovely share <3. thank you for recognizing her dear gift and loving heart <3.
whitedove wrote: Thank you for sharing your story.
