Remembering the Kind Woman

Kindness, oh my goodness, kindness,

the most beautiful of all human virtues!

I can’t help remembering the woman

who acted as a Good Samaritan that day.

I was new to driving,

I thought I could handle the big SUV,

but I got stuck in a narrow parking lot.

I had no idea how to get out.

People were gentle — they moved back.

No one cursed me.

But it was getting dark,

and I had no clue how to escape.

Then, a middle-aged woman arrived,

she asked if I was new to driving.

I showed my vulnerability.

“Yes,” I said. “I’m trying, but struggling…

This tight space and these big cars all around

— it’s overwhelming.”

She didn’t throw anger or impatience at me.

She seemed like an angel — the way she handled it.

She told me to watch how she maneuvers.

She drove to the parking space

and demonstrated the reverse turn.

I trusted her and did the same.

Before I knew, I was on the road again —

safe, flushed with peace,

grateful for escaping a sticky situation,

and melted by the compassion

of a fellow human being!

My readers, seek this beauty.

This is the true legacy, free of vanity.