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a year or so back, i was headed home from work, coming up the offramp from the freeway, and i saw an older woman sitting at the side of the ramp, her car obviously broken down. it was right in the middle of the summer heat, so i stopped and let her use my cell phone to call her stranded motorist service, and then inviter her to wait in my air-conditioned car while they made their way to the offramp. as it turns out, we waited almost two hours because their dispatcher had a difficult time grapsing the concept of a car that had broken down on the offramp (apparently, the repair vehicle passed the exit twice in rush-hour traffic before we finally cleared up our location), and soon after the repair truck arrived, and i was sure the lady would be taken care of, i quietly slipped back onto the road and headed back home. i don't know that she ever got my name, i just figured that i'd set myself up with some positive karma for the next little while.
then, about a month ago, as the missus and i were leaving walmart after a late-night shopping run, a small woman approached my car, flagging me down as i was approaching the store exit. i didn't see her as any kind of a threat, so i rolled down the window and listened to her explain that she had gotten off of work and that she had no way to get home as her daughter had some kind of emergency... she spoke in a heavy accent and didn't speak english well, but i was in no rush to get home, so i let her into my back seat and followed her broken, confused directions home. it was a small adventure, but she finally got home, and we went on back to our place.
it's not a big deal to help those in need, but i don't concern myself too much just because i could handle most situations, should one arise. i know not everyone is gonna be that willing to allow a stranger into their comfort zone, and that's okay. just do something good at some point and keep the karmic levels positive.
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My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.
- Thomas Paine
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