Help from a stranger

when i went to japan to study i got into a little trouble on my 2nd day there. it was september and was hot like hell. i was walking around and got a little thirsty, but luckily japan has a lot of vending machines around (they say you even find them in the mountains for hikers. haha^-^). i went to a vendo to get myself a coke, and only then did i realize that i didn't know how to use a vending machine! m(_ _)m this is really embarrassing. i was there, feeling my aching throat and staring at my coke behind the formidable glass. i was about to give up but i saw an old man (an ojiisan) behind me, and he it seems like he understood my dilemma. he went to me, took my coin, and started explaining how-to-use-the-vending-machine in Japanese. he was very nice. i didn't understand him at all. but i got my coke~!(^_^)

hi porcospino, it is very nice to hear that the couple were helped you with some old magazines,which are important for your paintings,that is rare in these days,i too experienced twice help from a stranger long back an Autowala given lift for little distance without asking him and paying him,and another time a scooterist also given lift for a short distance with asking him,have a nice day

I always try to help others no matter i know them or not. Such great peoples are always around us and we should pay them due respect. Mostly peoples say that this is a new world and time has changed now you cant see good peoples and everyone is busy in its own but i always say if you will do good to others the same will be come to you sooner or later. Always stay positive. I really appreciate their effort to help you and plz plz if you can convey do tell them that there is a person far far way from in other part of world believe in their thoughts and trying to follow their attitude towards other humans. This kind of peoples are ideals for me.

In a most unexpected time that we get help from persons we do not know. In other words, we get help from strangers during the times when we least expect it. This reminds me when car got into trouble that I didn't know what to do. Out of nowhere came a person to help me.

I think most of people in this world is very kind, they would like to help others in any time. I remembered many years ago when I was in France, we lived in a small town near Paris, I've already forgot the name of it, one night we went out for a Chinese dinner, but when we went back to hotel, we were lost, there was no people and light on the road, we were scared, at that time we found only a small house with light on, we went there and saw a old lady was doing housework, we asked that how we can get to the hotel, she was very kind, and explained route in very detail and finally she said mabye you can drive my car there, wow, that exceeded our expectation, and we were impressed about this old lady, even long time ago, still we can not forget this lady and when we talk about people in this world we will think of her involuntary.

Once a boy helped me in BEIJING.that is 5 years ago, I lost my wallet, he bought the ticket for me and sent me to the railway station. and I still remembered his name--LIN BIN. A good boy.

Many people in nowadays think only for themselfes, but It is nice to hear that you had meet nice and helpful people. No one of people wasn't help me in big things, but there was some situations then some people was helped me with products. One day I had two big bags with products and one nice people was helped to take It to my mother car. And some people was helped me to find some things in the shops. Take care, Have a nice day!

That was very sweet of the elderly couple to give you those magizines, I think you are going to treasure them and the art you make with them even more now because they came from a act of unselfishness and kindness. Just last week me and my husband help a guy that was in need. We where driving home from Loiusianna to Texas (our home) and we seen a guy walking along the road,he wasn't even hitchhiking he was just walking not bothering anyone. We I guess I should use the term walking lightly as it was so terribly hot out that day and he was more limping and nearly falling down each time he took a step. We turned around and asked him if he needed a ride. Now I know these days it is insane to pick up a hitchhiker, you really do not know who you can trust or not, but we took the chance. Turns out Darrell had been walking for 2 days trying to get to Houston to see his Mamma who was having open heart surgery the next day. She had a 50/50 chance of surving and he wanted/needed to be with her. To drive this route would only take 2-3 hours but he had to take a longer way around to avoid some prisons or he would be arrested for walking through that area. We wasn' able to help much as the ride we gave him was maybe 40-50 miles but it put him within 5 miles of relatives he could call to pick him up the rest of the way. Before we dropped him off my husbadn pulled into Church's Chicken and got him some food, turns out he hadn't eaten since 7 the previous night. This man asked for nothing from us and was so appreciative and we thinking about him and his family hoping that his Mom survived the surgery and they are all doing well.

it is very good of those couple and of you too..... i didn't have such opportunity to be helped by an old man but i was helped by a stranger once... it happened 15 days back.... it was day when there was bharath bandh in India.... it was raining heavenly and we went to university for no reason and to return back home there was no transport facility due to bandh.... i have to go nearly 30 km back to home..... i thought that i have to walk all the 30 km in heavy rain.... i asked for lift but no one cared !!!! then without asking lift one uncle stopped bike beside me and asked me where i wanted to go..... luckily he too was going to same place .... and he dropped me to my home !!! it was my experience!!!!