It was just a normal day.

But Danny Wakefield never would have imagined that a complete stranger would find solace in his simple gesture.
As Wakefield explains on his Facebook post, he decided to go on a walk with a sunflower in his hand. Rather than throwing it away, Wakefield wanted to make use out of this $5 sunflower. He thought that he could just give it to a stranger that he meets on the road – and why not? Such kind gesture would cheer anyone up!

And this turned out to be a fantastic idea.

As Wakefield was walking to a local coffee shop, he found the perfect stranger for his plan.point 76 | A woman was sitting by herself, with tears streaming down her face.point 132 | So, Wakefield walked up to her, and gave her the flower.point 178 |
He probably expected a thank you, or something similar to that.point 231 |

Her response, however, was definitely more enthusiastic than that.point 58 |
When the crying woman saw the flower, she threw her arms around him – as if he was the one she once loved.point 148 | Then, she told this amazing story that will blow your mind.point 197 |
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It turned out that her fiancé passed away the week before, shortly before their wedding.point 272 |

But the most surprising part about her story was that her fiancé used to give her sunflowers.point 78 | Every time they went on a date, her fiancé would give her sunflowers instead of any other flowers – telling her that she was the sunlight to his life.point 207 |

Just imagine how she would’ve felt when someone suddenly gave her a sunflower when she was thinking about her fiancé!point 105 | 1

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Wakefield was, of course, shocked when he heard her story.
As he writes on his post, “I’m shaken, awaken, and feeling raw. You never know how much a simple gesture of giving someone a $5 flower will change their life, as well as yours. Life is about giving and being of service to others. I challenge you all to find a way to make someone else’s life just a little bit brighter today and be of service. You never know the impact you could have.”

In addition, Wakefield also suggested the readers to be a part of the #sunflowerchallenge.

If you were also moved by this story, why don’t you get out and give a sunflower to someone you don’t know?

Please SHARE this post with your friends and family, and invite them to be a part of the challenge as well!

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