Last night, it was raining. The person who was supposed to pick me up was carless. I missed the bus, and yet things were good, very good. Not everything about being human is give-or-take. We do some things because we do them, some very good things, like give rides to those who ask and who need.
I was the one asking and needing, and Brian, a stranger with whom I had chatted for a few minutes, gave me a quick lift home. He took his time to help me and he wouldn't even take a dollar. A lot of people are like him. They don't make headlines often and we don't appreciate them quite enough. It seems easier to focus on the one bad act for the every two acts which go beyond the normal call of being courteous.
I try to remember that, all the small and large gestures which show the awareness of a situation and its wider scope. A simple action can go a long way. Thank you, Brian. I'll remember.
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