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A Must Read by layi(m): 10:34am On Mar 17, 2007
I saw this on Lindas blog and was touched

PLEASE READ THIS!!!
Dear friends, please read this and read it and read it and read it.

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 Anderson."

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.

The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. 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 they needed, and Bryan added, "And think of me." He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan .

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin. There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: "You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you." Under the napkin were four more $100 bills. Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day.

That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard. She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson."

There is an old saying "What goes around comes around." Today, I sent you this story, pls invite your friends to come read it. Let this light shine.


Now, start that chain where u r. Its really a small world y'know.
Re: A Must Read by cuteass1(f): 1:02pm On Mar 17, 2007
that was one h^ck of a touchig story, and i loved the ending

everything in life happens for a reason smiley smiley
Re: A Must Read by obanikoro2(m): 8:09pm On Mar 17, 2007
cute-ass:

that was one h^ck of a touchig story, and i loved the ending

everything in life happens for a reason smiley smiley

I cant agree less with u.

This story is all wat life should be about- CONTRIBUTING!

Let's contribute into the lives of others and u will see how it will come to u.

Dats why I am in this forum. I've experienced alot, I have sinned alot and have seen the consequencies as well; but at the same time want to help people FROM going the same direction I went.

Thank u Layi for that contribution and thank u Nairaland for this Forum! I luv u guys.
Re: A Must Read by georget(m): 8:47pm On Mar 17, 2007
That will take a lot of energy man!

I will read that tomorrow when i have eaten fully.
Re: A Must Read by sofine5(f): 3:03am On Apr 05, 2007
i cried there for a minute cry cry cry

that was the most freaking touching story EVA smiley
Re: A Must Read by ronnieslimz(f): 4:56pm On Apr 05, 2007
mehn!! this story is so nice and it really touched me. . thanxx layi
Re: A Must Read by user86666(m): 6:20pm On Apr 24, 2007
nice read
Re: A Must Read by 2dye4(m): 9:35am On Apr 25, 2007
that was a touchin story.
giving ourselves to the needs & services of others is not a loss but a greater gain. its a fundamental and universal principle in life.
Re: A Must Read by ThoniaSlim(f): 3:08pm On Apr 26, 2007
so touching cry
Re: A Must Read by mrpataki(m): 9:50pm On Apr 26, 2007
Life oh Life!

Make an Impact in life while it lasts
Re: A Must Read by deyour(f): 3:11pm On Apr 27, 2007
Waoh,
What goes around comes around ,

So touching
cry

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