He had noticed that my pile of yard debris - I should say PILES of yard debris - were adding up, growing taller, taking up more and more of my pretty yard. He had walked his dog by fairly often, so to note the life span of said pile. (smile) So on this cool June evening, with a truck borrowed from another neighbor to haul is own yard debris, Eric came over to rid me of mine. I had the front door open, screen door closed, so I could hear the truck pull in and sounds of an organized effort.
I went to the door to find this kind soul hugging bundle after bundle of tree branches, taking them from pile to pickup in short order. I walked out in bare feet to greet this action, deeply humbled by this random act of kindness. We chatted away as he continued. I was sort of stunned with appreciation. Finally, I thought to go inside, put on shoes and help, for heaven's sake. Soon enough, the job was done and off he went to the yard debris center in our community.
Action! It's about action.
Later, after running a few errands, I came home to find Eric walking toward my house, laughing that the yard center wouldn't take a couple of ply pieces. We laughed and talked some more. The bumper stickers on my car set several topics in motion: drums, drink, children, music and church. We even had some friends in common. The follow-through: idea to action, by this cool neighbor, changed the landscape of our neighborhood (not to mention the landscape of my landscape. )
The universal common ground in the human family is really so simple. Love each other. Treat each other the way you hope they'll treat you. Simple. And no question about it: actions speak louder than words!I'm grateful for Eric tonight and for the magnificent movement of the Spirit!
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