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Friday, September 7, 2012

Help Came on Two Wheels


The light turned red, He had reached the end of the sidewalk. He patiently waited for someone to approach him and help him cross for his white cane could see where he was going but not if it was ok for him to cross or not. He couldn’t budge and had to wait patiently after all he was visually impaired.

The drivers behind the wheels of the cars nervously awaited for the light to turn green but also looked at the poor blind man on the sidewalk. (Waiting for a traffic light to turn green can seem like eternity when in reality it is just a couple of minutes. This always makes a driver tense and anxious.) What if he took the risk and plunged onto the street?

The first vehicle at the stop light was not a car, but a motorcycle. The driver turned off it off and walked to the sidewalk. He said something to the man who instantly grabbed the kind driver’s elbow. Slowly they crossed over to the other side. R-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w!

While they were on their way, the traffic light turned green. None of the cars could move because the motorcycle was parked right in the middle of the street blocking off the cars. No one honked their horns; on the contrary, everyone waited for the visually impaired man to arrive safely at his destination- the other side of the street.

The light turned red again as soon as the motorcycle driver hopped on his bike and turned it on. Instead of waiting for the light to turn green again, he immediately took off.

He had done a great deed and had also broken the law.

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 (Written September 6, 2012)

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