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He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country
road. Work, in this small Midwestern community, was almost
as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking.
Ever since the factory closed, he'd been unemployed, and
with winter raging on, the chill had finally hit home.
It was a lonely road. Not very many people had a reason
to be on it, unless they were leaving. Most of his friends
had already left. They had families to feed and dreams
to fulfill. But he stayed on. After all, this was where
he buried his mother and father. He was born here and
knew the country. He could go down this road blind, and
tell you what was on either side, and with his headlights
not working, that came in handy.
It was starting to get dark and light snow flurries were
coming down. He'd better get a move on. You know, he almost
didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road.
But even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed
help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got
out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached
her. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried.
No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was
he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, he looked poor
and hungry.
He could see that she was frightened, standing out there
in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which
only fear can put in you. He said, "I'm here to help
you ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm?
By the way, my name is Bryan."
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady,
that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking
for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time
or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had
to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening
up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began
to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis
and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank
him enough for coming to her aid. Bryan just smiled as
he closed her trunk.
She asked him how much she owed him. Any amount would
have been all right with her. She had already imagined
all the awful things that could have happened had he not
stopped. Bryan never thought twice about the money. This
was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need,
and God knows there were plenty who had given him a hand
in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and
it never occurred to him to act any other way. He told
her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next
time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that
person the assistance that they needed, and Bryan added
"...and think of me."
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