Kindness of a Stranger »
A couple of days ago, the alternator in our car died. Simply died. We could jump the battery, but it would run for varying times - perhaps a few minutes, perhaps a few seconds. So we tried to make it across town to the shop. The first jump was less than a mile from the hosue. Then we made it a couple of miles and had to jump it again. As soon as the cables were disconnected and the hood shut, the car died again.
At precisely this moment, a gentleman on a bike came by and asked if I needed a hand, offering to help push the car out of the way. Well, we were just uphill from an on-ramp to the shop, so I told him I realy needed to get it just a bit further down the road and should be able to coast in. So he jumped off his bike and helped me push. One time he even ran back to get his bike, rode it back to me, and jumped off to help push again.
After I hit the slope, he jogged alongside for a moment to make sure things were okay, and then took off on his merry way. Once we had dropped the car off, we returned to see if we could find him and thank him (some more), but he was nowhere to be found. He'll have to settle (!) for our prayers.
It's good to know that there are at least a few decent people in this world.
