A woman was clearing out clothes that her young daughter had outgrown when she decided to give them away to someone who needed them. Soon afterward, another mother contacted her, explaining that she was going through an extremely difficult period and had a little girl around two or three years old with almost nothing suitable to wear. She asked whether the clothes could be mailed because she had no way to collect them herself.
At first, the request irritated her. She was already giving everything away for free, and now she was being asked to pay the shipping too. But before refusing, she reconsidered. She knew nothing about what the other mother might be facing, so she packed every piece of clothing into a box, paid the postage herself, and sent it without expecting anything in return.
Months passed, and eventually she forgot about the entire exchange. Then, almost exactly
