A little boy selling magazines for school walked up to a house that people rarely visited.

The boy knocked on the door and waited, sweating from fear of the old man.

As he was ready to walk away, the door slowly opened. “ What do you want?” the old man said.

“Uh, sir, I uh am selling these magazines and uh I was wondering if you would like to buy one.” The old man just stared at the boy. The boy could see inside the old man’s house and saw that he had dog figurines on the fireplace mantle. “Do you collect dogs?” the little boy asked. “Yes, I have many collectibles in my house, they are my family here.” The boy then felt sorry for the man, as it seemed that he was a very lonely soul. “Well, I do have a magazine here for collectors, it is perfect for you, I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” The old man said, “No, boy.” The boy went home and then had an idea. He had a little dog figure that he got some years ago from an aunt. The boy headed back down to the old man’s house with the figurine. He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I thought I told you no magazines.”

“No, sir I know that, I wanted to bring you a gift.” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face lit up. “It is a Golden Retriever, I have one at home, this one is for you.” The old man was simply stunned; no one had ever given him such a gift and shown him so much kindness. “You have a big heart, why do this?” The boy smiled at the man and said, “Because you like dogs.”

From that day on the old man started coming out of the house and acknowledging people. He and the boy became friends; the boy even brought his dog to see the man weekly. This simple gesture changed both of their lives forever. —wow4u.com