Readers Comments
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That was very kind of you. It is so tough to do something like this in the world today. Bless you for acting through your fear.
JuneBug wrote: I hate it that we want to do more but are afraid because of the evil that goes on in the world. Thatwould be a hard decision for me to make as well, but , evidently, you made the wise choice! Thanks for following your heart!
lmil1954 wrote: Thanks for your story. Oh dear from me to you...please be careful, I think what you did was lovely and selfless. Mario must have been so grateful. Please be careful, young friend! Please be very careful-I once heard a story of a fellow who like to share God's Word so he drove around picking up hitchhikers with a Bible on the front seat of his car-(true story-pretty funny) so that the hitchhiker would have to pick up the Book and actually hold it for the driver-more often than not the hitchhiker would ask questions about the contents of the Book and the driver would be all to happy to oblige...Thanks for your story though for real-it took heart! Linda:)
lovebug wrote: Me, I think I will always be courious, and I thank God for that. I always ask. What could I loose if I help a stranger? The answer is always the same. The only thing I could loose is this physical body, for me that is not much, I already know my real self is already prepaired.A place I can live without fear. God Bless you all, I know he has blessed me.
worldcitizen wrote: :)
Love over fear. You are already another example of a citizen of the world!
Thanks for being the change!
Love over fear. You are already another example of a citizen of the world!
Thanks for being the change!
banti wrote: You did a nice job. You made the life a little bit beautiful for that person.
God bless you.
God bless you.
shelly wrote: I have picked up a few people over the years, always in the day light. When i get that feeling i need to help out, i say a prayer before i pick someone up asking for protection, as i feel i am on god's errand. I am glad you followed your intuition, i only pick up people when i really really have that feeling too. Thanks for sharing your story. You never know, mario could have been an angel that you were just there to help. God bless you for your kindness!
mandino wrote: I am from east europe. Here in my country we do very often due to the poor public service busses and lack ofm money.
When i was a student myself, i came home by hitch-hiking every weekend.
Now long after my studies, i do pick up hitch-hikers, they mostly are students or some old people who live in some remote areas where the public bus may go only once a week.
My husband never picks up hitch-hikers and he can't understand why i do it.
But i may very well understand the people who have no choice and are standing on the road for help.
I also remember one time i was in the palo alto area and a stranger helped me to get to another town ( a name i don't remember, i think it was san francisco), we both met at a train station, both missed the train, and then he went into a town with his car.
I agree many would say i was stupid, but i agree that some people carry around themselves some vibe - you feel it and know if you can or can not trust them.
Finally, just be careful and try to feel those vibes.
God bless you all
Mandino
When i was a student myself, i came home by hitch-hiking every weekend.
Now long after my studies, i do pick up hitch-hikers, they mostly are students or some old people who live in some remote areas where the public bus may go only once a week.
My husband never picks up hitch-hikers and he can't understand why i do it.
But i may very well understand the people who have no choice and are standing on the road for help.
I also remember one time i was in the palo alto area and a stranger helped me to get to another town ( a name i don't remember, i think it was san francisco), we both met at a train station, both missed the train, and then he went into a town with his car.
I agree many would say i was stupid, but i agree that some people carry around themselves some vibe - you feel it and know if you can or can not trust them.
Finally, just be careful and try to feel those vibes.
God bless you all
Mandino
irishgirl wrote: The fact that you felt fear doesn't take away from the kindness of the gesture, it merely means you live in the modern world of 2010 where scary stuff does happen. I get what you mean by wanting the act to be separate of fear, but we're human and safety will be a concern. I think what you did was wonderful, you sized up the situation and realized that this person needed help and put your own concerns behind what needed to be done for another human being in need of help.
kate wrote: I have picked up people from time to time over the years - some months ago i saw a man walking along the freeway from the car that was disabled some distance back and i really, really wanted to pick him up - but i chose not to, because i felt it was not prudent to do so. I do, however, pick up women, especially women with children, or elderly people. One time i picked up an elderly black woman and on the short distance to her house, my own car broke down. She stayed in the car with me, because she said it wasn't safe for me, being white, to be alone in her neighborhood. She waited until the tow truck came for the car, and my daughter came for me, and my daughter took her home. On the flip side, i have been picked up by people when i've had car trouble, always thinking vaguely that this could be unwise - instead i have encountered generous people who helped me, and not one would ever take any money for their trouble. People that looked scary enough that i would have avoided them if i could, have come to my car and offered to fix my flat tire, or jump the battery. It's very humbling for me to have thought badly of them and then to have them offer a kindness. It's hard to know where to draw the line between kindness and reasonable caution. I still think of that man on the freeway and regret that i didn't feel i could give him a lift.
