Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Strangers Spring into Action to Help Out on a Busy Road


--by amita17149, posted Dec 31, 2017
In these days of apathy and the non caring attitudes of  so many people, I was pleasantly surprised to see a kind act unfolding right in front of me in a busy intersection.

We were waiting in our car for the traffic lights to turn green, when I saw a young man's bicycle topple and fall against the side walk. The heavy load of cartons and other packages fell to the ground together with the cycle. Though, most of the cartons were tied to the bicycle, he obviously could not pick up the whole load on his own. Since, it was a busy road, he glanced here and there, hoping for some help.

I prayed for someone to come to his aid, but without much hope. I was wondering what would happen to the young man, when I saw two men come out of their car which was first in line, waiting at the traffic lights and closest to the mishap.

Apparently, a woman crossing the road was already there, trying to help the man. Seeing the two men approaching, she moved aside. These two big built men heaved the cycle with its heavy load and put it up straight. By then, three more pedestrians stopped and with the woman, picked the various knick knacks from the road and helped in reloading the cycle again.

The traffic light had turned green as soon as the men got down from the car, but there was no honking from any of the traffic waiting in the queue. The helpful driver and his companion returned quickly to their car and the patiently waiting traffic moved forward at ease.

This uncommon scene on a very busy road in our big city made me thankful for such helpful and capable citizens.

 
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Readers Comments

pyronik wrote: that's great :-) & I'm amazed by the patience of the waiting drivers too.
mindyjourney wrote: thank you for your prayers of help for man in need. amazing how when we come together to help, everything clears with calm kindness.
TC wrote: the power of prayer is amazing
patjos wrote: This is so wonderful, thank you for your prayer.
RoseMarie wrote: Lovely share, I think people are generally good and kind. X
savraj wrote: Beautiful answer to your prayer. 😃
Mish wrote: Warms the heart. It does.

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