the kindhearted and quiet and hardworking kid
who comes and goes
without much of a pattern
asking if i’ll hire him
to shovel my snow and mow my lawn
now has a name – ‘max’
and his legend is growing and spreading
he came once when i wasn’t home
and my neighbor paid him to do my lawn
in return for the help i’d given her in the past
and the next time he was over mowing
max suddenly stopped his mower
because he found a baby squirrel
who had fallen from the nest in the tree
and was sitting motionless and scared
we tried to pick the squirrel up
but he feebly ran away
into my neighbor’s yard
who then came out to help
and we all took him to my other neighbor’s house
who loves the squirrels
and said that he didn’t look good
put him in his backyard and see if he would play
then brought him back
and laid him down below my tree
the squirrel soon passed away
and we buried him in the garden
and now, after meeting him
my other neighbor has given max a job as well
and as more and more
of his generous and hard-working sprit is revealed
his business and his reputation as a decent human being
both continue to grow.
—
“as much as we need a prosperous economy,
we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.”
-caroline kennedy
We do need a prosperity of kindness and decency. You, your neighbours and Max are it.
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❤ norah –
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another fine verse from sweet Caroline and Yay! for people like Max
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yay!
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I’m glad you’ve learned his name and more about him. Max seems like a wonderful human being.
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yes, it’s interesting watching him come out of his shell-
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Max seems to be building character and personality while he’s building a business and reputation. I appreciate Max.
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he does, exactly –
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This is beautiful. So lovely to hear of kind deeds
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thank you – always good to hear about the good things )
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It sure is
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The world needs to hear more about the Max’s!
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absolutely –
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I think I’d like to meet Max’s parents. They raised a good kid.
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It’s just him and his mom and I’d love to meet her)
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Love that quote❣️
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Thanks
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What a lovely person. I’m so sorry for the squirrel.
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Yes to both-
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Aw, your Max sounds like a keeper. Glad he’s being appreciated. And poor squirrel, but everyone tried to help him.
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All true-
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What a sweet, uplifting tale of people coming together.
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❤️
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Aw, sweet kid
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So nice
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So happy that Max is in your life…. and you are in his. Everybody needs YOU Beth, even squirrels.
Thanks for sharing.
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❤️
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I’m so glad that Max has found a neighborhood to nurture his kind ways and grow his entrepreneurial ways, Beth!
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I am so glad that you now know the kind kid’s name. Thank you for the update on the remarkable things he does. Talk about heart! Because of the squirrel, Max has new friends and customers. That’s a good thing. ❤️
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yes, that’s right )
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🙂
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❤
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❤
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Yeah, Max! What a great kid. I like when he shows us. So nice of your neighbor to pay him to mow your yard. Sorry about the poor, cute baby squirrel. 😦
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yes, mostly all good –
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