by Trapper John » Tue Dec 05, 2017 2:00 pm
For those who think I have a black ember of a coal in my chest instead of a heart, I'd like to post this story to show there are still some things that can spark it back into life and warm it's cockles, though I've never quite understood the phrase.
In brief, a young woman had run out of juice on an American interstate in the dark of night. Fearful of setting off on foot to find a gas station but realising it was the safest option, she walked off into the darkness. She hadn't gone far before she was approached by a homeless man, who after telling him of her predicament, told her to return to her car, lock herself in and wait for his return.
Sometime later he returned with a can containing petrol which he'd bought from a gas station with the last money he had in the world. Re-fuelling her car, he sent her on her way without request or expectation of reward. In short, a selfless act of human kindness toward someone in need.
The full story and what has happened since is detailed in the link below and it is heartwarming.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ho ... d-11639039
For those who think I have a black ember of a coal in my chest instead of a heart, I'd like to post this story to show there are still some things that can spark it back into life and warm it's cockles, though I've never quite understood the phrase.
In brief, a young woman had run out of juice on an American interstate in the dark of night. Fearful of setting off on foot to find a gas station but realising it was the safest option, she walked off into the darkness. She hadn't gone far before she was approached by a homeless man, who after telling him of her predicament, told her to return to her car, lock herself in and wait for his return.
Sometime later he returned with a can containing petrol which he'd bought from a gas station with the last money he had in the world. Re-fuelling her car, he sent her on her way without request or expectation of reward. In short, a selfless act of human kindness toward someone in need.
The full story and what has happened since is detailed in the link below and it is heartwarming.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homeless-man-who-gave-stranded-11639039