Small Things, Big Effects

I hade 2 very depressed worn! One women lst he’s son and husband within  6 months.the other was married for 60’yezrs and tragically he passed in a car accident’

The were both asking for ONLY me to visit them as I’ve known them for years’ but due to my work schedules couldn’t make it.so I asked 2 different volunteers to visit each one.i instructed the volunteers to buy flowers and ill pay for it. I’m on a l,tied budget but for $12 and a smiling cheerful volunteer showing up at their door before Shabbas I  thought  would cheer them up s but.

I to,d them I only want u to day hi the mitzvah man sent me,end them the flowed and say good Shabbas smile and eave as they both are EXTzrzeMLY depressed and it wouldn’t be a good idea for these two young girls to go thru this. They agreed and said well do what u day, I asked them to be back to me on the out one cringing that it may not e a good idea as their depression was terrible, the 1 stool gets back tome'” I went to mrs Bruner” I thought you said she was depressed  ??? I replied VERY. Depressed. ” she sad ” we’ll we sat for 45 minutes a shad the Best ti e” she didn’t mention anything about her loved ones that passed. I replied ” wow” I can’t believe it”  I said that’s because YOUacomplete  stranger, shied up at her door,with bringing ul flowers and your smile” you did what’s called a biker chola visit” and theuoxe if the visit s to take away or ease their  pain” she replie” can we do this Every week and add more  people to cheer up” I tod I’d love to but I took that put of my  pocke and cannot adore to o his steady,.she said ok” ill give you $1800 to buy a few people flowed each week” wow! Ok your on” the next volunteer calls,” how’d it go? De replied ” I thought u said she’s depressed” we spent 2 hours chatting, she didnt mention anything about her husbands r sons  passing” wow! I again dad ” this because u showed up with a smile and flowers” she replies can we o this every week? Same conversation exactly jack, I had the same answer that I can’t afford, ” she said how. Uchhh is flowed for 4 people weekly? I replied $24 per week” she sad ok” il give you $24 per week” can u keep this. It’s ah gong and add 4 new lonly homebound people ? Sure I dad. ” jack,it’s now 4 years later, we get bet 15-20 holocaust survivors and homebound  lonly people every week, we alternate weekly!ITS THE HAPPIEST MITVZAH OF   THE WEEK! Ps we’ve given and made hundreds of grammas happy as well as the givers