He Did Something Nice For His Grumpy Old Neighbor: Then He Unexpectedly Inherited His House
Who needs a feel-good story for the day that will restore your faith in humanity while proving that kindness always wins?
This man has spent the last decade living in an apartment complex that’s on the low-key side. Most of his neighbors are retired, which explains the laid-back atmosphere.
He had one grumpy old man for a neighbor who acted like he was allergic to smiling and never left his house without sandals paired with socks.
“Two months ago, I heard banging and cursing through the wall. I knocked, and found him standing in a puddle with a wrench in one hand and a YouTube tutorial paused on his iPad,” he explained.
“The kitchen sink was spraying water like a busted fire hydrant. I’m no plumber, but I offered to help. Took me an hour, two towels, and one trip to Home Depot. When I finished, he just grunted and said, ‘Huh. Thanks.'”
“After that, I started checking in. Bringing his mail up. Picking up his meds. Talking baseball in the hallway. He never said much, but he’d nod a little longer each time.”
Two weeks ago, his grumpy old neighbor passed away after suffering from a heart attack. Yesterday, he was surprised to get a call from a lawyer.
The lawyer represented his grumpy late neighbor, and he was shocked to learn that his neighbor willed him his house.
The whole thing is paid off, and the furniture is included. The lawyer relayed to him that since he was the only person who bothered to care about his neighbor, his neighbor wanted him to inherit everything he owned.
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“I still don’t know what to do with it. I never expected anything like this. But I guess sometimes kindness boomerangs in the weirdest, wildest ways,” he continued.
“Anyway. Be nice to your neighbors. You never know who’s watching—or what they’ll leave behind.”
What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?
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