I believe that God has an angelic army ready to serve him, but I also believe He uses people to fulfill angelic missions everywhere. I am talking about real down to earth people who unselfishly help those who are in need.This is another story about being stranded with a flat tire, but it speaks volumes of the character of the stranger who saw a need to help. Several years ago, my daughter, her infant son, and I, were going to visit my son when we had a flat tire. I was in the left hand lane and no exit ramp in sight, so I had no choice but to pull off onto the median. I didn’t have a clue about how to change a tire and neither did my daughter. So there we were, stranded, on the side of the Interstate with a baby and no cell phone. Trying to attract attention that we had an emergency, I opened the trunk lid, lifted the hood and engaged the emergency flashers. Then we stood and waited for a State Trooper or someone to realize that we needed help. Several minutes passed and a woman pulled over in a taxi and said she would call for roadside assistance. We were relieved that someone finally stopped to see what was happening. So we thanked her and anticipated someone would be arriving very quickly. We continued to wait for help. Time seemed to be standing still and we started to doubt whether or not the woman in the taxi had really called anyone, when to our surprise, she came by again checking to see if anyone had shown up. She assured us she would make another call. A couple of trucks slowed as they passed, but no one stopped. By this time the baby was getting tired and restless, and we were becoming very discouraged. It seemed as if no one was going to help us, when suddenly a man pulled up in a small red car and offered to change the tire. We were relieved at the thought that finally we were going to get back on the road and to our destination.As I walked with him to the trunk of my car, I asked him if the taxi driver had sent him; he said „no”, he saw that we needed help, so he stopped. As he got out the spare tire and the tire iron, he realized that the spare tire was also flat. I was so embarrassed. I felt like he wished he had never stopped, but he was very kind and said he would go get the spare aired up and come back and change the tire for us; but it would take him several minutes. I agreed because I didn’t know how else we were going to get the tire fixed. When he got back to us, he discovered that the wheel itself did not fit our car. That’s when I first learned that wheels and tires were two different things. This poor man out of the kindness of his heart stopped to help us and got himself into a very time consuming situation. He could have easily made an excuse and left; but he didn’t.The only way the tire could be fixed was to go and get another wheel to fit it. He offered to take me to the auto shop where he had aired the flat. He felt sure that they would have the wheel I needed in order to get us back on the road. Knowing this was the only solution, we got into his car. We were apprehensive about doing this, but felt we had no other choice. Within several minutes we arrived at the auto shop, and they did have the wheel I needed for my tire. Arriving back at our car, with such patience, he put on the new wheel. When he finished we thanked him again, and then he waited until we were on the road before he pulled out behind us. This experience taught my daughter and me a very valuable lesson in life; and that is how to be „angels” to those who are in need. This man has no idea how his unselfish act fourteen years ago, impacted our lives, and the lives of those we have been able to reach out to. Category:Home › Other • Pomegranates: A newly discovered superfood • Where did the joke why did the chicken cross the road come from and why is it funny? • Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents? • Spiritual evolution of human consciousness • Tips for getting a college basketball scholarship • Living with Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) • Caring for the caregiver • Technologys impact on society
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