The Kindness That Came Full Circle
A black SUV pulled up beside my broken-down car, and a well-dressed man stepped out. As he walked toward me, his confident stride felt oddly familiar. Then it hit me—he was the same man I had helped a year ago, back when he was living in his car, wearing oil-stained clothes, and struggling to make it through each day.
Sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness set off ripples we never see coming. I never imagined that offering a stranger a warm meal and a hot shower would change both of our lives forever.
A Cold Night, A Broken Car, and a Chance Encounter
It was a freezing January evening, the kind that seeped through your coat and burned your lungs with every breath. I was driving home when my car shuddered, sputtered, and died.
Frustrated, I muttered a curse under my breath. No cell service. No other cars in sight. Just me, my useless vehicle, and the biting cold.
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