Elderly man takes care of his neighbor’s dogs for 2 weeks
As you get older and older, your daily life changes. In many cases, you no longer have the strength to do many things you used to be able to. Many elderly people withdraw into themselves and interact very little with the outside world. This is exactly what happened to the subject of this story.
After a few unpleasant events in his life, the old man of this story was left alone. He was estranged from everyone and growing more and more depressed and sad. At least he was, until Smokey, Oreo and Jennifer entered his life. These 3 puppies gave Mr. Robert’s life a shot in the arm and gave him many happy moments – happy moments that he had not experienced for a long, long time. Let’s see how the story developed:
The story went viral on the web especially due to the countless comments it garnered. Also in the post you can see a photo of a letter of thanks. The letter, written by the Mr. Robert and addressed to his neighbor, has these opening words: “Good afternoon. This letter refers to the period of your holiday, when I had the opportunity to “babysit” your puppies. The purpose of the letter is simply to thank you for giving me this wonderful opportunity “. But what opportunity is the old man talking about?
According to Mr. Robert, after his father passed away, he was left completely alone in the world. Without close relatives, the elderly man became more and more withdrawn into himself. However, Smokey, Oreo and Jennifer arrived in his life to give him hope.
The best thing, according to the Mr. Robert’s words, was leaving the house after such a long time, when he took long walks in the park in the company of the three dogs. Mr. Roberts continued in the letter: “In the morning I would wake up early and go for a walk with your dogs. This hadn’t happened to me for years and then, every time I became a little sad, the dogs would approach me and rub themselves on my legs and make me smile. And then at the park I met and chatted with other people – which I haven’t done for so long – and it was wonderful. I was finally part of the world again. ”
Immediately after this experience, Mr. Robert adopted two dogs and continued his new habit to take the dogs for a walk and to keep being able to talk to others and feel alive. “Maybe my dogs make some noise now and then, but I forgive them,” he wrote in a joking tone in his letter to his neighbor.
The letter ends in a very courteous and touching way: “You gave me the opportunity to come back to life and I thank you very much for that. Signed: Mr. Robert. PS: I think it’s time to mow your lawn!”. In a witty and sympathetic tone, the elderly gentleman concluded the touching letter with a joke. We can only imagine the emotions he felt and also those of the Reddit user when he read such a nice thank you letter.
