A woman has melted hearts across the internet for the way she supports her elderly neighbor.

Mariel Darling ( @mariel_darling) , 23, a singer-song writer and New York University master's student, said she grew up with a community -first mindset passed down from her mother. Her TikTok video about the gesture has since garnered 311,700 likes and 2.2 million views.

Darling explained that she has lived in the same home for 23 years and that growing up in a small Massachusetts community taught her to “truly love thy neighbor.”

"So many people today don’t even know their neighbors , let alone interact with them—even something as simple as sharing a meal or saying hello. I wanted to remind people that a small act of kindness can make a big impact," Darling told Newsweek .

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