Good People Still DO Exist

May 24, 2008
Papa was picking us up from Japanese class. So there we were in the car, and it was raining so hard that you could hardly see the road even if the windshield wipers were already working double time. Just when we were so near home, the car suddenly lurched over to one side. The car had fallen into a ditch that my dad had failed to see because it was full of water that the downpour had caused. No matter how hard my dad revved the engine, it was just no use. We were stuck in it too deeply. After several other attempts and failed shots at trying to get the car out, dad eventually decided that it was time to concede and call my mom to ask her to send us a tow truck.

So there we were.
Waiting, waiting, waiting...
Cars, jeepneys, and people were passing by and giving us curious looks. They glanced at us sympathetically, and went on their way.

Then there was this guy from a house across the spot where we were stranded in. He ran towards us and offered his sympathy, and would you believe...his help. He helped my dad prop up small rocks to guide the car to break free from the ditch, and even volunteered to help push the car free as my dad gunned the accelerator. Of course he wouldn't be able to accomplish this on his own, the car was just too heavy, and was buried way too deeply. And he actually didn't do it alone. Because about five minutes later a guy on bike stopped and helped, and a guy on a motorbike did too.
Would you believe, that after several propped rocks and several pushes and accelerations later, the car eventually came free.

Quickly calling my mom to cancel the towing services, we watched as our three good Samaritans each went their own way. Profusely thanking them was really not enough, I wished we could have done and said more. But they actually did not mind. They waved away our gratitude and exclaimed that they were happy to help.

Suddenly, I realized that with everything that has been happening in our country and in this world, there are still good people worth believing in.
And that strangely, there is still hope for this crime-infested and corrupted world we live in... :)