Thursday, January 18, 2007
accompanied eld on 170 till his stop instead of stopping at shell station outside pei hwa today.
was kinda reluctant at first, later, i was glad that i did follow eld..
said goodbye as i took 176 from the bus stop near his hse.
it was raining heavily this afternoon, hope eld didn't get caught in the rain. the rain became slighter after i had reached my stop. decided to go up the slope quickly before the rain becomes heavy again. looked up the slope and saw a man whom was quite a distance ahead of me. he had an umbrella, why didn't i bring one along in case?! sigh. the rain became heavier when i started going up the slope! zzz. it got heavier and heavier. i became totally wet in a matter of seconds. began to run up the slope. kept on running while i got wetter by each moment.. another hundred metres up the slope and i'll be at my condo. the rain was getting into my eyes so i ran with my eyes barely open. someone stopped me. it was the man who was ahead of me jus now. i could no longer feel the rain hitting me on my face. looked up and i saw the man with his umbrella sheltering both of us from the heavy rain.
man: are you ok?
me: err yar..
man: why didn't you bring umbrella? you're so wet now *passes me tissue paper*
me: thanks. forgot to..
man: where do you stay?
me: just up there..
man: *shelters me all the way to my condo*
me: thanks =D
man: remember to bring an umbrella next time =D *turns and walks off*
i was shocked initially, was wondering why did the rain suddenly stop. normally, someone, with an umbrella and is about fifty metres in front of me will jus continue walking up the slope quickly to get themselves out of the rain as fast as possible. but this man was different, he came back down the slope to shelter me, a complete stranger to him. he had displayed altruism, the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others , through his actions. he lent a helping hand to a stranger despite being able to benefit himself by being able to get out of the rain in a shorter time if he had continued going up the slope without turning back. i'm really grateful to this man. not only because he turned back to shelter me from the rain, but also because of the lesson i've learnt from him. lend a helping hand to others, even if they are strangers, if you able to.
watched him walk off into the distance before coming up.
thanks..
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7:50 PM