A Stranger's Kindness...

Have you ever drove with a flat tire before, but did not realize it until a stranger honks at you to tell you? That is exactly what happened to me today. There I was driving my grandparents to my aunt’s house when the truck next to me gave me a honk. I never really had anyone honk at me while I was driving before, unless if I cut them off or did something to offend them. So, I thought, why is someone honking at me? I did not do anything… I did not even change lanes… I was not driving like a maniac… Maybe someone thinks I am HOTT… Wishful thinking…  When I turned to look at the person on the left lane, it was a middle aged man pointing at my car and making weird gestures. At first, I did not understand at all; I thought he was dancing or something. After he repeated his gesture a second time, it donned on me that he was pointing to the back tire on the driver’s side. That was when I realized that the kind stranger was warning me that I had a flat tire in the rear end of my car. Feeling like an idiot for thinking otherwise, I nodded to the stranger signaling him that I understood and thanked him all in one. Then when he was out of sight, I thought to myself, I must have looked like a fool… driving my car with a flat tire without realizing it. I mean, who does that? (obviously me… ) By the time I reached my aunt’s house, which took about 5 minutes, sure enough, my rear tire was low on air. It looked like it was half-alive… I did not know how that happened, but later, I took it to Sears to get it fixed. It turns out, I must have ran over a board with a nail in it or something because it left a tiny hole in my tire that was not able to be patched up. Overall, the mechanic had to put in a new tire and all it cost under $10. (Unbelievable, right?) Every time I changed my tires, it was at least $60 per tire, but it turns out that even though my tire was 4 years old, the treads on it was as good as new. Because of that, they did not charge me at all for my new tire or something along those lines… Cool! As you can tell, I am completely confused, so if anyone knows the explanation for this, please comment. Thanks!

The moral of my story is, there are many kind-hearted people in this world that will try to help anybody in need. Are you one of these kind-hearted strangers that help other people in need? If so, good for you… it feels great to help others right? If you are not, why? Living in a world full of people giving and contributing to our community is way better than living in loneliness. Try it. One day, if you see someone struggling with their groceries or is stopped on the side of the highway with a flat tire, stop to try to help them. I know it will for sure put a smile on their face and make their day. For you, helping another gives you a great sense of accomplishment and it also puts a smile on your face.

P.S. THANK YOU, KIND-HEARTED STRANGER, FOR WARNING ME THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE TODAY. IF YOU DID NOT TELL ME, I WOULD NOT HAVE NOTICED.  YOUR KINDNESS AND CARE MADE ME APPRECIATE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK EVERYONE! SPRING BREAK IS OVER. 

<3 Mika <3

Quote: “Treat other people the way you want to be treated”.