Now, when people ask what inspired me to write, I tell them the truth. It wasn’t fame or ambition. It was a $60 gift from a woman who had nothing to give but love—and gave it anyway.
So if you ever hesitate to answer a message like hers—don’t. Pick up the phone. Send the help. You never know what someone’s final act of kindness might be.
Because sometimes, the things we think are small—a few words, a few dollars, a simple act—are what keep someone else’s story alive long after we’re gone.
And if you’re lucky, maybe one day, someone will hold your gift in their hands and feel what I did—the warmth of a love that never really left.