I Did a Good Deed Today

This morning I drove into town to pick up breakfast. Driving along I noticed a man walking along the street and for him it was quite a struggle. He had severe physical abnormalities and was using one of those walkers with wheels. I picked up my breakfast from the drive through at the restaurant and headed back home. When I did I noticed that the poor soul was still walking so I stopped and offered him a ride which he accepted with a nod.

I learned that the man had not just serious physical issues but literally could not talk, just grunt. But he motioned with his hands and I took him to a house and got him to the back door. No one was at home. At this point I was asking myself what I had gotten into and how was I going to get out?

So I got him back into my vehicle and drove to the police station. I left him in the parking lot and went inside. I told the receptionist what was going on. She told me that his caregiver and an officer were out looking for him. Well, I had picked him up on a very busy street so I don't really know why they could not find him.

I went back out to the parking lot and waited for them to arrive. When they did I did not know them, but the lady knew me and called me by my name. How she knew me I do not know. It has been years since my picture was on the bulletin board at the post office.

We got the gent into her car so she could take him home. It felt good to be able to help someone in need and maybe it will buy me a year or two out of purgatory.