After footage of him and an autistic teenager went viral, a grocery clerk has been gifted with a new car.

Jordan Taylor, 20, had been stocking bottles of orange juice at the Rouse Market when he noticed Jack Ryan “Ziggy” Edwards, 17, staring at him in rapt attention. He stopped and offered Edwards an opportunity to help in the work, and soon they were both operating in coordinated teamwork, stocking the bottles and milk cartons together.

Taylor’s collaborative spirit made an impact that reverberated around him.

Edwards’ father was on hand and was so impressed that he filmed the whole exchange, and in a follow-up conversation Taylor revealed that he wanted to go to school to become a teacher. Edwards’ sister then setup a crowdfunding account to raise funds for Taylor’s education. Meanwhile, the Rouse Market offered the autistic Edwards a part-time job stocking shelves, a job for which he’d already so clearly demonstrated his capability.

The money raised for Taylor’s education enabled him to enroll at nearby Grambling State University, but before the start of the semester, a local credit union contacted his family to notify them of their gift for Jordan—a Chevrolet Cruze sedan.

"If anybody deserves credit here, it's (Jordan's) mother," said US Rep Garret Graves.

"What we've seen over the recent years is the people that are getting attention are the ones that are divisive. And here, what's happening is the good deeds are being recognized."

Potential Preaching Angles: Kindness and generosity aren’t self-serving, but are often rewarded with more kindness and generosity. The measure of our generosity is in how well we treat those who cannot pay us back.