Kindness of a stranger (kindred soul)

An amazing man showed up on my door step the other night. He is a little older than i am and is confined to getting around on crutches and with an electric scooter because of an accident he was in. He is from my neighbourhood and i saw him, some time ago now, cycling up our street on a hand peddled bike and felt the need to stop him. I wanted to know where he had gotten his bike, as the small amount of research i had done had shown that they are not readily available in my area, and they cost a small fortune. He was kind enough to stop and share his story with me and give me some starting points for getting my hands on one.

With life being the way it is not much else had been done about the bike on my part, but at least i knew where to get more information. Well like i said the other night he showed up on my doorstep. He had noticed where we lived when i had come out to talk to him. He had some information and a phone number for me to call. That day he had had to take the bike that he uses (borrowed) in for repairing and while he was their he heard that there was a child or junior bike just new in and available for lending. He told the woman about my little T, took her details and a pamphlet, and then ventured around to our house to tell us about it.

To some that may seem like a fairly insignificant act. But to me, it was an amazing gesture. It meant that on that day that i had stopped him he had taken notice. Then he had taken an opportunity that he had access to and thought, not of himself, but of my T. And finally he went out of his way to pass on the informaion to my family. There are not many strangers that would or do do that. And i feel blessed to be a reciprocator of that.

So note to all, take a chance and reach out to someone. It will nearly always be well received.