I helped an elderly couple with a flat tire on the highway. A week later, my mom called me: “Stuart! Why didn’t you tell me? Turn on the television — right now!”
On the way to my parents’ place for Thanksgiving, I saw an older couple stranded on the shoulder — man shivering by his car, wife clutching her coat. I pulled over, told my daughter Emma to stay put, changed the tire in 15 minutes. The man shook my hand, gratitude in his eyes, calling our help a real kindness.
We got to my parents’ house, had dinner, and I thought that was the end. Then, a few days later, my mom’s call shocked me: “Stuart! How could you not tell me?! Turn on the television! RIGHT NOW!”