Grab a kleenex

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I haven’t heard that one in a long

time. I love it though, thanks

From: (Brat)

Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 8:34

AM

To: lupies

Subject: Grab a kleenex

a good story...

He almost didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road.

But

even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he

pulled up

in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac

was still

sputtering when

he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped

to

help for the last hour or so .. was he going to hurt her? He didn't

look safe;

he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold.

He

knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, " I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car

where

it's warm? By the way, my name is . "

Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad

enough.

crawled under the car looking for a place to put the

jack, skinning

his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But

he

had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and

began

to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only

just

passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

just

smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she

owed

him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already

imagined

all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.

never

thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was

helping

someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given him a

hand

in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never

occurred to him

to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time

she

saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the

assistance they

needed, and

added, " And think of me. "

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold

and

depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing

into

the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to

grab a

bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of

her

trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old

gas pumps.

The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and

brought a

clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even

being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed

the waitress

was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and

aches

change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so

little

could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered .

> >After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar

bill. The

waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but

the

old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time

the waitress

came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she

noticed

something written on the napkin. There were tears in her eyes when

she read

what the lady wrote: " You don't owe me anything. I have been there

too.

Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really

want to

pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end

with

you. "

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to

serve,

but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got

home

from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and

what

the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and

her

husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be

hard..

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to

her,

she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, " Everything's

gonna be

all right. I love you, . "

There is an old saying " What goes around comes around. " Today, I sent

you

this story, and I'm asking you to pass it on ... Let this light shine.

Don't delete it. Please pass this on to a friend.

Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you

know they

are always there.

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