Kindness After You're Gone

"A purposeful act or extension of kindness to another is never wasted, for it always resides in the hearts of all involved in a chain of love."
~ Molly Friedenfeld

I heard a very interesting story from a cab driver recently.  He shared that he had worked in California as a chauffeur for a wealthy woman in her 80s.  When she died, he was surprised to learn that she had left him the use of her beautiful home in Pasadena for a year as well as his salary for that time.  I asked him how he had liked using the house.  He said that he had stayed in it three nights and had some friends over, but that he preferred to go back and stay in his small apartment.  "It's always nice to be with your own things," he said.  He did enjoy his year off and was grateful for the kindness she had left behind, which I think continues to inspire him.  After he dropped me off, he was on his way to return a mobile phone that a customer had left behind the previous day.