Was It Wrong?

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No. It wasn't. Not in this day and age. Even as tired and worn out that phrase happens to be in so many sorts of examples, in this example, it absolutely fits. My sister and I and my dad's wife took a break from visiting with my dad in the hospital and decided to go to IHOP for some lunch. When we left, my sister stopped to use the restroom and my dad's wife and I stepped outside to wait for her. Suddenly a black guy came from across the lot and began walking toward us. The way he was walking toward us became immediately suspicious to me. He was dressed in all black, had dreads, and his clothed look dirty and unkempt. I thought, "He's probably going to ask for money." When he approached, he said he wasn't sure if he was out of gas or if his battery was dead, but wanted to know if I might be able to try to give him a jump. "Where's you car?" I asked. "Around toward the back of the building on the other side of the lot," he told me. "And you just want a jump?" I asked. He said yes. I told him to give me a minute or two and I would help him. But what ran through my mind was many fold. How do you not know if you are out of gas? Why is your car parked where it is? If I pop my hood and attach cables, am I vulnerable? Am I about to be robbed? Is this a ploy? A trap? I ditched the scene and left and felt no regret whatsoever about it. I think it was the right thing to do. In this day and age you just can't trust anyone, and you HAVE to go with your gut. My gut said there was too much not right about this, and so I left.