Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Making a Picnic Out of An Accident


--by raelyn_rogue, posted Mar 13, 2018
On my way back home I was stopped at a traffic light by some people who asked for help. A woman – in her attempt to give way to an ambulance – had driven her car over stony obstacles that separated the bike line from the street, and had gotten her car stuck as a result. She couldn't move the car in any direction without damaging it. A couple of people tried to lift the car back but the obstacles were too high. Seeing that they couldn’t do much about it, they left and the woman in the car tried to call for some service. 

While watching the other people leave, I realized the woman would be on her own and I imagined how uncomfortable that would be if I were in her shoes. After some talking, she invited me to sit inside her car. She called for service and was told that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.

I wasn’t in a hurry, so I informed my partner about the situation and that I would be later and then tried to comfort the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others trouble. But actually it wasn’t too much trouble since they could still pass, and also there wasn’t anything she could do about it anyway. We laughed and joked that all we needed was some tea for our picnic. 

Finally  assistance came and helped her back on the street. She thanked me and asked for my phone number so she could return the favor, but I told her it was okay. She seemed to feel much better when we said our goodbyes. I believe that not having to face a difficult situation alone can make a lot of a difference. 
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Readers Comments

bob wrote: This was awesome
terre wrote: Excellent act of kindness here!
AndiCas wrote: It sounds as if your presence made a huge difference to this woman's day. Thankyou.
splain wrote: What you did was wonderful.. she would have been so stressed if left alone. Thanks for just being you
lt33 wrote: That was very nice of u to take out that much time in your day to ease her stress away she was very grateful u were there for her 😉
mish wrote: You were definitely her "angel to the rescue" today. Awesome kindness. Bless.
RoseMarie wrote: Yes, definitely the angel of the day. She will always remember you. X 💓
raelyn_rogue wrote: Hey there!
First day and story and your very kind responses encourage me even more to seek for more opportunities to do good :D I guess that's the idea.
I am very happy to have found this website.
savraj wrote: This was so kind of you. You really went out of your way. So so kind.
mindyjourney wrote: This is the sort of kindness one never forgets :). Thank you!

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