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The Mud in My Car


--by hasifa, posted Jul 30, 2011

Two months ago, I was driving my new car for the first time.  As fate would have it, it started raining very hard.

A few blocks later, I came by a bus stop. Standing there was a young woman who was being drenched. She had no umbrella and all her belongings were wet as well. To make matters worse, she had mud on her shoes. But, like we all know, the universe is funny. The light turned red, causing me to stop directly in front of the young lady, so I rolled the window down and screamed over the thundering rain for her to get in. She was hesitant because she didn’t want to get my car wet and dirty. Nevertheless, I insisted, and she got in.

Twenty minutes later, I dropped her off at her destination. My car was dirty and muddy and needed to be taken to the car wash to have the mud removed from the rugs. But I was glad to pay for the service because I had made a big deposit into my personal bank account for random acts of kindness ... and that by far was more rewarding than having a clean new car!

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moral12 wrote: Awww, that was so sweet of you! I know that young lady really appreciated your act of kindness. Way to go!
annjav wrote: Thanks for sharing that sweet unselfish act which messed up your new car. We always dread that first scratch or that first spill on the new upholstery, don't we? May you use your car for many more kind deeds.
InnerAlchemist wrote: Mud can always be cleaned and removed. Really nice to hear that you made a bank deposit specifically for acts of kindness. Good work!
heartofflesh wrote: Goodness is the only investment that never fails.
Use money love people...Your heart is in the right place..wonderful post thanks..
unknown wrote: That's a bonus ... Your car would shine beautiful ... but as you explain, the lady's heart would have shone brightly because of you ... God bless (-: :-) Deeper ...
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: I believe everything happens for a reason. Red lights can be good sometimes! Good for you for doing what you could to help! :)
Glowworm wrote: That was very kind of you. Shows that you've got your priorties straight: people come before things :)

God bless.
-G.
Bluebell wrote: One can never have a big enough kindness account :-) Loads of Love, Bluebell

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