\nIt\u2019s spooky season\u2014a time for fun, scares, and a bit of darkness. During this time of year, we expect to see creepy decorations everywhere. It\u2019s not yet time for the cheerful holiday season.\n
However, just because Halloween is near doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t show kindness. One Halloween fan shared this message in a TikTok video that has since gone viral.\n
Salena Webb loves Halloween. She is a mother of four from South Carolina, and like many others, she celebrates by decorating her yard with Halloween items. Salena created a whole graveyard scene in her front yard, complete with ghosts, spiderwebs, pumpkins, a witch, tombstones, and skeletons carrying a casket. It took a lot of time to set up the display. But when her neighbor came to ask her to take it down, she agreed.\n
Her neighbor asked her to remove some decorations to make things easier for his elderly father.\n
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Salena shared the moment her neighbor visited her to make the request in a TikTok video. In the video, the neighbor explains, \u201cHey, I know you\u2019re celebrating Halloween. My dad just got diagnosed with lung cancer. He thinks the decorations are a bit scary.\u201d He then points to the graveyard scene and asks, \u201cWould you mind taking just the casket out?\u201d\n
Salena felt sympathetic right away. Since her neighbor\u2019s dad often spends time in his garage, which faces her yard, she understood why removing the casket was important. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to be a reminder of what could happen if he doesn\u2019t beat cancer,\u201d she told Insider. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to add stress to someone else\u2019s life.\u201d\n
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Salena removed the casket and gave the skeletons badminton rackets instead. She moved the more scary decorations to her backyard. \u201cI was a little sad at first,\u201d Salena wrote in her TikTok caption, \u201cBut I realized that taking away the casket wouldn\u2019t hurt me, but it might help my neighbor feel better as he deals with this news. Kindness is free, and compassion goes a long way.\u201d\n
Many people praised Salena for her kindness. She posted the video and asked her followers what they would have done in her situation. While some said they wouldn\u2019t have taken down their decorations, many praised Salena for her compassion.\n
\n@thatsnorthsense \n My family knows i loveeee Halloween and my decorations took me awhile to make and put up. I had just purshased the skeleton carrying the casket to go along with my graveyard to really set my halloween decor off this year\ud83e\udd74 I was a little sad at first but i thought about the bigger picture. Me removing my casket isnt hurting me at all but it may ease and bring my neighbor a little bit of peace as he adjusts to this news. Kindness is free and compassion goes a long way. Now what to replace it with\ud83e\udd74\ud83d\ude29#Thatsnorthsense #dailyvlog #compassionforothers #halloween2023 #loveyourneighborasyourself \n