Good Lord, thank you so much!”
“You earned it, Derek!” exclaimed Mr. Butler. “We felt compelled to do this after learning of your assistance to Aiden and his family.
His father is a firefighter who was severely injured, so they are currently struggling. You did a wonderful thing by assisting him. It means a lot to the little boy and his family.
And about that box…”
Derek had left a box inside the school campus, right beside the front gate, two days before. It was filled with gloves and scarves, with a placard beside it that read: “If you feel cold, get something for yourself from here. I’d appreciate it.
— Derek, the school bus driver.”
The night after helping Aiden, Derek couldn’t sleep well, thinking about the other kids who might be in the same position as Aiden. So he bought more scarves and gloves after receiving his salary, filled a box with the purchases, and left it on the school campus.
The school principal and several parents appreciated what he did, and Derek was felicitated in front of the whole school. Soon, his pay increased too.
But that’s not where it all ended.
The school started a fund to help children from financially challenged backgrounds. Miraculously, a pair of gloves, a scarf, and a bus driver’s kind heart made the wonderful initiative possible.
What can we learn from this story?
