Christmas is often regarded as a time for goodwill, but one young UK couple's act of kindness 50 years ago changed their lives forever.

On 23 December 1975, Rob Parsons and his wife Dianne were preparing for Christmas at their Cardiff home when they heard a knock at the door.

On their doorstep stood a man with a bin bag containing his possessions in his right hand and a frozen chicken in his left.

Rob studied the man's face and vaguely remembered him as Ronnie Lockwood, someone he would occasionally see at Sunday School as a boy and who he was told to be kind to as he was a "bit different".

"I said 'Ronnie, what's with the chicken?' He said 'somebody gave it to me for Christmas'. And then I said two words that changed all of our lives.

"And I'm not exactly sure why I said them. I said come in."

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[–] 23 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Lovely article. Well worth the read.

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  • [+] -72 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Brilliant leech found this one simple trick the rich just HATE!

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  • [–] 60 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    At least read the article bro

    Dude was autistic and homeless/alone since he was a teenager. Then proceeded to become a beloved part of the community

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    [–] 4 points 10 months ago

    Beautiful story. I would hope more people did this. UK currently moving further and further right 😪

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