The Halloween season is upon us, a time for merriment, fright, and a little bit of mischief. It is reasonable to anticipate that frightening decorations will be found everywhere during this time of year. The joyous holiday season has not yet arrived; it is still too early.
On the other hand, the fact that Halloween is around the corner does not mean that we cannot be charitable. An individual who is a fan of Halloween posted this message on TikTok, and it has since gained widespread attention.
This is Salena Webb’s favorite holiday. She is a mother of four who hails from South Carolina, and she celebrates Halloween by decorating her yard with Halloween-themed decorations, just as many other people do. Ghosts, spiderwebs, pumpkins, a witch, tombstones, and skeletons carrying a casket were all elements that Salena incorporated into her front yard graveyard scenario that she had made. Setting up the show required a significant amount of time. However, she gave in and decided to take it down when her neighbor arrived to persuade her to do so.
Her next-door neighbor requested that she take down certain decorations so that his elderly father would have an easier time doing things.
Through a video posted on TikTok, Salena recounted the moment when her neighbor came to visit her in order to make the request. “Hey, I know you’re celebrating Halloween,” the neighbor says in the video before continuing on to explain. A diagnosis of lung cancer has recently been made for my father. The decorations, in his opinion, are a little bit frightening. Next, he asks, “Would you mind removing just the casket from the graveyard?” while pointing to the location of the graveyard.
Salena experienced immediate feelings of empathy. She was aware of the significance of removing the casket by virtue of the fact that her neighbor’s father frequently spends time in his garage, which is located in front of her yard. “I didn’t want to be a reminder of what could happen if he doesn’t beat cancer,” she said in an interview with Insider. I did not want to cause further stress in the lives of another person.
Instead of giving the skeletons badminton rackets, Salena removed the casket and gave them with rackets. She relocated the decorations that were more frightening to her backyard. Salena stated in the caption of her TikTok post, “At first, I was a little sad. However, I came to the realization that taking away the casket wouldn’t hurt me, but it might help my neighbor feel better as he deals with this news.” Kindness is at no cost, and compassion covers a great deal of ground.
A great number of individuals lauded Salena for her generosity. After posting the video, she posed a question to her followers, asking them what they would have done if they had been in her position. Salena was lauded by many people for her kindness, despite the fact that other people stated that they would not have removed their decorations.
“Now this is what it means to be a pleasant neighbor,” the speaker said. There is no cost associated with being kind. “Thank you very much!” said one person.
Another individual wrote, “This was handled in a very beautiful manner.” There should be more people like you in the world! May the Lord bless you!
Additionally, Salena’s neighbor was grateful for her kind act. A letter and some balloons were delivered to him by her after she had removed the casket from the room. In spite of the fact that they were unable to communicate with one another, she was able to sense that he was grateful. What he said to her was, “You are good people.”
