I read a similar story years ago and remembered the part about passing it forward. Traveling on a very cold, late Dec. night we were almost home and a car filled with college students heading home from Christmas break, was stranded (flat tire) on the roadside in a construction area. It was a dangerous situation for them.
Long story short, the kids had no money, it was 1:00 AM, no place open. DH knows the owner of a local tire shop and called him. The store owner opened his shop and sold the group a used tire for $10 (DH paid for) The shop owner, then followed the group back to the stranded car and proceeded to help change out the tire. By then the battery had gone dead from running the emergency lights and their car had to be jumped.
The kids were so grateful and promises to send money were made. DH repeated the Pay it Forward story to them and insisted they forget about sending the money but to remember and help out someone less fortunate than they were.
Thank you for posting this - it's ALWAYS a good reminder!
