The Peterson family has been harvesting the same land for 150 years. This year, however, was a little different. Craig Peterson had been diagnosed with cancer and was receiving treatment in the hospital at the same time that his crops needed to be harvested. There is a narrow window to harvest these crops before they go bad. Without the harvest, the Peterson’s don’t make any money for the year. On the other hand, if Mr. Peterson skips his hospital treatment to harvest the crops, he probably doesn’t live very long.
This is quite a dilemma. However, Mr. Peterson lives in Iowa and in Iowa, farmers help out other farmers. 27 of his closest friends got together with 9 combines to harvest the 27 acres of land. It typically takes Mr. Peterson 8 days to clear this land. On this morning, the crops were harvested before noon.
Joe’s Perspective: What is there to say about this story? It really speaks for itself. In fact, it sounds like an episode of “Little House on the Prairie.” However, at the end of the day, this is a simple story of neighbors helping neighbors. And the message should be clear – you don’t have to live in Iowa or be a farmer to assist a neighbor in need.
Your Turn: What are your thoughts about these farmers who stepped up to help their neighbor in need?
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This shows gratitude by farmers coming together to help another farmer whom they were friends with. They all worked together to help Craig when he was in the hospital for cancer treatments.
i think it’s really sweet what the other farmers did for him.
It was a kind gesture to help them even though if they left him the Peterson’s would probably have to stop being farmers and they would get people to buy from them more making them richer.
This shows farmers coming together to help a buddy in need.
I liked that the farmer sells the food before it goes bad and I also liked when they needed some help and 27 nearby friends volunteered to help
They probably had a year or more of preparation for this moment.
The farmers are helping each other instead of just themselves, it’s a lot easier to help one another than help just yourself anyway.
The other Farmers had empathy because they probably knew what it was like and did not want him to go through it so they helped him.
The farmers were being responsible and that helped the others that they were around or working with
it was their responsibility to help.
Having compassion for the other farmers is a really good trait and it builds friendships and communication.
They were all helping each other giving guidance so they were all being leaders.
These farmers are amazing, they were selfless enough to all come together and harvest their friend´s crops that they care about. This just shows that someone doesn´t need to reach out for help to be in need for help. So if you catch wind of anyone that could need any help at all, it would make the world of difference.
These farmers are amazing, they were selfless enough to all come together and harvest their friend´s crops that they care about. This just shows that someone doesn´t need to reach out for help to be in need for help. So if you catch wind of anyone that could need any help at all, it would make the world of difference.
My thoughts about “these farmers who stepped up to help their neighbor in need” explains and demenstrates the kindness friends can do for each other. It also shows how much friendship means to this the farmer and his friends.