Mangoes Filled With Love

--by Arthur, posted Dec 20, 2012

I had just read a story on this site in which there was the encouragement "to extend your generosity a little further today." But, nothing struck me immediately as to how I could do that.

Then I heard the trash truck outside our house. I could hardly hear the usual loud sound of the truck collecting the trash in front of every house because it was just thundering rain so loud it felt like the rain would come through the roof at any moment.

Then it hit me - I could give them something other than trash!

So I gathered up an armful of really delicious mangoes and ran through the rain to catch up with them. We made it a game of throwing the mangoes up to the trash man through the rain.He was catching them and sharing them with the other trash collectors.

The smiles on their faces seem to wipe away all the rain and he just kept on smiling and catching the mangoes and passing them to the other collectors.

My whole day seemed to light up as a result. It was so clear that I received a whole lot more than I gave!

Now I know that mangoes can carry a whole lot more than just mango-pulp!

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Posted by Arthur
Dec 20, 2012
Comments (16)

Readers Comments

annjav wrote: How smart of you to use what was at hand to share with the trash collectors! I'm so grateful for the good job our workers do, I'll have to find a good thing to share, too. They'd surely like something other than our garbage.

princessliz wrote: Yum :) We expect them to collect the garbage, but its nice that you gave something they could enjoy :)

MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: What a nice thing for you to do! Extending our generosity can take many forms and you found a great way to do just that! :)

trueblue wrote: what a sweet and fun way of sharing i think that's excellent :-)

jsmc10 wrote: This was so nice of you, thanks for sharing :)

zenny wrote: For sure there is a beauty in your act,just like the sweet mangoes.

kinderheart wrote: So thoughtful. I loved what you said,
Yes, we all can give them something other than trash!

Micah1116 wrote: Mangoes are yummy! :d
That was very nice of you to put a smile on their face. Everyone likes to feel appreciated! =)

hasifa wrote: Lol. What a wonderful game. I grew up in uganda and we had mango trees. They were always a wonderful treat. I would pick some and share them with my classmates. Your story took me back to those days. Thank you for sharing.

Wishing you the best today and always.

~hasifa

cassirose wrote: Wonderful story. Extending our generosity is such a wonderful idea.

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