I saw a car accident a few weeks ago, a little old man in a car right in front of me was pummeled by another car. The little old man did nothing wrong, he was waiting for the light to turn green and his car was hit. I got out of my car to talk to the man, make sure he was okay. He was a little shook up so I asked if he wanted me to follow him. We had to drive a ways down the road, turn around to get back to the accident, he didn't drive over 15 miles an hour - so this took a little time. I gave him my contact information and went on my way.
Today I received a phone call, from the insurance agency asking me to tell what I saw because everything was unclear. This didn't surprise me in anyway, and was completely what I expected to happen. The surprise came, when I was thanked numerous times by the lady on the other end of the line. She said people rarely stop when they see things like this, the car wasn't hit very badly, assumptions that everything is fine are always made. The little old many barely remembered what he saw, and the other drives didn't want to be at fault. Out conversation last a little over 10 minutes, and I would guess she thanks me at least 5 times for returning her call and helping him out.
I'm not sure where I am trying to go with this story, or why I am telling it, or even as surprised as I am. She just called me back to ask one more question, and thank me again.
Such a strange little incident.
Small acts of kindness make a difference. Thanks for sharing (yet another thank you!), it brought a smile to my face.
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