Woman praised for 'sweet' act she does every day for 100-year-old neighbour
A woman shared the sweet thing she does every single day for her neighbour who is 100 years old, and people were left praising her, saying she has a 'beautiful soul'
Having good neighbours is invaluable, and when you have them, you should hold them dearly. It's so handy to have someone living next door who you can ask to borrow things you may not have, or can trust to keep an eye on your home if you're going on holiday. And one woman has shared the adorable act of kindness that she bestows on her neighbour every single day.
Saying "neighbours should be friends too," Mariel Darling shared the one thing that she does for her 100-year-old neighbour daily to make her life easier, and people couldn't believe how kind she was being.
Over the top of a video posted to TikTok of her walking to see her elderly neighbour bearing a gift, she wrote: "Every night before I eat dinner, I bring a plate for my 100-year-old neighbour so she can enjoy a home-cooked meal too".
She walked to her neighbour's door, and then dropped it off on the front step - but some people questioned why she'd done this.
"Umm, how does she pick it up? Get her a little table for the porch," someone urged.
Another said: "This is really nice of you, but why not place it in a bag and hand it on the door? Any flooring is nasty," followed by a vomiting emoji.
A TikTok user penned: "Put it up higher so they don’t have to bend to reach it! Fall Risk! You’re very sweet to do that though".
Others asked her why she felt the need to film it and show everybody, but someone stuck up for her and shared the reason she may have wanted to.
"The reason why you post this stuff is to show other people and hopefully inspire them to do the same. She isn’t doing it for attention. And if so, so what? The neighbour got food?" someone said.
Other people said Mariel had a "beautiful soul" and that she'd be "blessed" for her kind actions.
With a staggering 1.7 million older people in England going for a whole month without meeting up with a friend and an estimated 300,000 over-65s not having a conversation with their family or friends over this same period, Age UK encourage people to engage in some way with their elderly neighbours.
Ten per cent of older people say a chat with a dog-walker or other passer-by makes their day better.
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director of Age UK, said: "Loneliness sucks the joy out of life and affects far too many older people, but if we all play our part, there’s a lot we can do to tackle the problem.
"As people age, their local area usually matters a lot more to them than it did when they were younger because they spend more time in it.
"None of us can ‘solve loneliness’ on our own, but a friendly chat with your neighbour or when you’re out and about can brighten up an older person’s day and do much more good than most of us would ever guess".