Mar 17
Strangers helped me free my car from several feet of snow today. They spoke little American English and I speak a bare minimum of Spanish. They didn't ask if I needed help; they simply got to it. Seeing that their car was stuck as well, I helped them to get it free. This had nothing to do with a quid pro quo. Nothing to do with bloated, sanctimonious hubris. This had everything to do with seeing a problem and literally digging in to reduce the problem. Bad things have happened before, and bad things will happen again. But if we simply do our best for the good of others as well as ourselves, the problems will decrease, and hopefully better things will come about.
