Mom sees garbage man approaching her 5-year-old son – looks closer and realizes what’s going on
It looked like a Monday morning like any other when Daniel Mulligan, 5, left the house.
The child saw a garbage truck that stopped right in front of his house.
When Daniel’s mother saw the garbage man approaching his son, she realized what was going to happen…
5-year-old Daniel Mulligan from Ojai, California, USA, has a special, if not a little strange, passion.
He loves garbage trucks and always watches the garbage being collected in front of the house where he lives with his parents.
Daniel is watching with great enthusiasm how the sanitation employees do their job. Every week, they come to collect the garbage in their truck and every time Daniel finds this just as interesting.
Specifically, the child loves the whole collection process. According to his mother, Robin Newberger, garbage collection is like a “symphony” for him.
But a certain Monday turned out to be different for Daniel. It started when the sanitation employee, named Manuel Sanchez, parked the truck right in front of the boy’s house.
Over time, Daniel and Manuel established a special bond. Every time he passes Daniel’s house, the man lowers the window and gives the little boy a smile.
This Monday was a different one, though Daniel didn’t know it when he went out to meet Manuel, as he usually does.
He had no idea that Manuel had prepared something very special for him.
When Manuel stopped the truck in front of the house, he asked the boy’s mother if she could give Daniel a present. Then he got out of the truck and gave Daniel a big bag. There was a toy car inside. Specifically, a miniature garbage truck.
Manuel had learned that Daniel had such a toy, but that it had broken. With his wonderful gesture, Manuel gave Daniel the opportunity to continue playing with his favorite toy.
Manuel bought the toy truck with money from his own pocket. After the company where he works found out about his gesture, Manuel’s boss decided to offer him a gift coupon for a meal at the restaurant, as a thank you for his act of altruism. Manuel is a wonderful man and a real hero in the eyes of this child!
Manuel deserves all the praise for his good gesture. Share if you agree!