A former neighbor in the country was looking at the woman, smiling kindly.
She was sitting at the market in a shopping row, putting tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes, greens on the counter … And everything was selected, beautiful, appetizing, as in the picture.
The woman stopped, although she did not like her neighbor.
– She will not lose anything, not a single cucumber, not a single onion, she will sell everything, – the woman said to her daughter, shaking her head disapprovingly!
– “So what?” – the daughter stood up for her neighbor, “she did not steal all that, she grew it… She works hard. Why should she give it all away for free?
– But I can not do that – the woman stubbornly insisted – my upbringing does not allow me, it is better to give it to people.
– Or throw it away, – the daughter said, – let it rot, but we will not sell it, we are proud …
The plot was sold five years ago: my health is not enough to cultivate it, my daughter also flatly refused, and she, you see, still keeps it, again with cucumbers. Although the age is already close to 80, and maybe it has already jumped …
The neighbor was even happy to meet by chance and stopped to talk to an old acquaintance.
– “Hi, I’m glad to see you, – she said sincerely, – how are you?
– Yes, a little…
– And trading too, – the woman could not resist an ironic remark.
– “You can’t throw it away, can you? – I feel sorry for my work. Can you afford much for your pension?
– What pension? – the woman sighed and sighed, – yes… only tears. I used to grow my own vegetables, but now I need to buy this, so I came to the market …
– And you take it from me, I will sell it cheaply, I have a reduced rate for friends.
– It’s good that my health allows me to grow all this.
– And I have nowhere to go – the woman smiled – I have to keep myself in good shape, my son’s legs were taken away three years ago, he is lonely, I had to take him to my place, my husband can hardly walk, everything is on my shoulders now.
The neighbor stared at her friend: she knew that she and her husband had been divorced for a long time.
– Well, I will not leave him, he is still a close person, so I take care of him. Who needs him but me … In general, I do not miss him. My peers have long since withered away, they are sad, they can hardly walk, they do not want to do anything themselves. They sat down on children and hung their legs … They can not do anything themselves, because their muscles refuse to do nothing, and their brains …
I live in a five-story building on the top floor – I run several times a day without an elevator – a great trainer, as my son says. And my elderly neighbors have long been afraid to go down. And old age will not find me at home …
And one more rule I have recently read that you can not talk about illnesses, we give them our strength. It is better to talk about health, it is advisable to repeat several times a day that you are healthy, you are doing great. And health begins to improve, it has been tested on yourself. Try it too … I also put my son on them, he has already started walking a little
– “And if they ask about your health, should you lie that everything is fine?” – the neighbor asked puzzled.
– Well, why lie? – Just say that everything is fine, and move the conversation to a more interesting topic.
– What else can you talk about with friends at our age?
– What about what? – the woman revived, – about books, movies, needlework. I knit, embroider, make all kinds of crafts, do you know how many of them are on the Internet?
– You know how to use the Internet too? – the neighbor was surprised.
– Nowadays it is indispensable. I found many of my classmates and distant relatives on the Internet, now we communicate, it’s so interesting …
The former neighbor, accidentally met at the market, suddenly opened up from a completely unexpected side. Well, why didn’t she look at her before? Some kind of pride …
At this time, the neighbor put a whole bag of vegetables and handed it to her:
– “Here, help yourself, I was glad to see you.
– And how much does it cost?
– Not at all, it’s a gift.
And seeing the protesting gesture, the woman hastily added:
– “You can’t refuse gifts, you are blocking the flow of prosperity to yourself.
– Thank you very much, – the woman was no longer able to be surprised. But her soul suddenly felt so good and easy, as if the angel himself came down and sat on her shoulders.
– Listen, maybe you will come to visit me, we will drink tea, I will cook something, we will talk, you know how to warm the soul …
– And why not come, – the neighbor smiled broadly, – because there are only men around me, I want to talk to smart women …
