A young boy finds an old abandoned car in the forest, and what he discovers inside shocks him…
The Jones family has been hiking for as long as they can remember. The children enjoy the tranquility and relaxing feeling that nature brings, so they often venture into the surrounding woods.
One day, they took a trip to a place over a hundred miles from their town. The day was supposed to be good, but what they didn’t know was that a sudden discovery would make it one of the best in years.
As the family set up their makeshift camp, young Justin decided to go for a walk and look for mushrooms. Suddenly, he discovered an abandoned vehicle in the middle of the forest. He started calling, “Mom! Dad!” but they couldn’t hear him.
As it got dark, Justin decided to climb into the abandoned car and spend the night there. But at that moment, he heard his father calling his name. Justin was relieved and happy to show his father the old car.
After inspecting the vehicle, they discovered a box with carved instructions on it. “If you find this box, please bring it to the address below. – 5.7.1995. Vincent Davis.”
Curious about what was inside, they took a brief look, and the discovery astonished them. The box contained war medals, some jewels, and gold bars.
The father and son realized that the address carved on the box was not far from their current location. They first took the box out and brought it to their family. After some time, Justin’s parents asked him what he wanted to do with the box. Without hesitation, Justin said he wanted to bring it to the person whose address was on it. “Good job. We are proud of you for making the right decision,” said his mother.
The next day, Justin and his father went to the specified address and knocked on the door. An older lady opened the door and asked if she could help them in any way. That was the moment they showed her the box.
“Oh, my dear,” she said, tears filling her eyes. “About 25 years ago, my husband found out that his grandfather left him an inheritance. His grandfather buried it in the woods so that my husband’s father wouldn’t take it away from him,” she began to explain.
“My husband went to find it, but he never came back. We found his body near the highway, frozen. We tried to search for the car, but no one ever found it in the surrounding woods. It’s a miracle that you found it,” said Linda, wiping away tears. “Authorities said it was likely that his car broke down, and he went to get help. He never found help and died on the way. He probably got lost.”
Looking at the old photos, the woman kept thinking, “Jack, I miss you so much.”
After going through the belongings, the woman said, “We never had children, and I have nothing to spend. I don’t need the gold; please keep it. I would just like his medals, the photographs, and the jewelry because that’s my husband’s family heritage.”
The Joneses declined the gold, but when the woman insisted, they finally agreed.
But once they had said their goodbyes, Justin said to his father, “Dad, Linda’s house looked very old, almost abandoned. Can we fix it?”
The father agreed, and they decided to use the money to renovate Linda’s house and donate the rest to various charities.
On that day, Linda gained a new family as the Joneses began visiting her and inviting her. The moral of this story is that no matter how tempted we are, we should always do the right thing because the kindness we offer and the good deeds we do always go a long way.
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