Unusual Opportunity to Help a Student

--by Marina, posted Apr 22, 2009

I've been really tied up recently helping my elderly parents out of a crisis and sorting out their house. But sometimes unusual opportunities present themselves to you, which is what happened today.

I was heading out of town on my way to a well-earned picnic in the countryside, waiting to turn across a stream of traffic into a side road, when I noticed out of the corner of my eye a pedestrian apparently crossing the road at an unexpected and rather dangerous place. The figure of a young woman eventually arrived at my passenger window in the middle of a two-lane road, looking distressed and pleading for a lift to a college in town, where she should have been taking an exam which had started 10 minutes earlier, having been let down by the bus.

I gave her a lift and she eventually arrived 20 minutes late. It would probably have been another 40 minutes on top of that if she'd had to rely on the next bus, so hopefully this will have helped her to pass the exam. The event was slightly marred by her offering me money, which I firmly refused. This has led me to think about general attitudes regarding being under obligation to someone, or owing them something which must be repaid. Maybe another time I may have the presence of mind to respond more positively to such a gesture. The best thing was that even when I was behaving self-indulgently, the universe arranged that I could still have an opportunity to trust and do someone a favor.

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Posted by Marina
Apr 22, 2009
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onefish2fish wrote: that was a great act of kindness! keep the smiles flowing!~ Stacey

lovebug wrote: You might have given a ride to a real live angel, one never knows.

JuneBug wrote: You took the time to help a stranger in need despite what you REALLY wanted to do...WONDERFUL! :)

makesomeonesmile wrote: That was great of you to help. I think sometimes people want to be able to thank someone who helps them, which is very nice too!

Chifundo wrote: That was a really nice thing for you to do Marina, maybe she will even pay it forward. Just think what you might have started! Sunshine and smiles xxx

AURELIA wrote: Thanks for helping out a stranger in need and for being her guardian Angel :0) ~Aurelia

tressyanne wrote: GOOD FOR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRESS

viva wrote: Wow!

cabbage wrote: Awesome. Glad you had the opportunity!
You are an angel!

lmil1954 wrote: Marina if you accepted her thanks you did nothing wrong. You were in the right place at the right time and for sure you did the right thing as well. God bless you! Love, Linda:)

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