Good Deeds

         The world has become a cruel place; the environment is bad for us and people are harsh. Long ago, it was easy to hitch hike, easy to ask people for favors and not worry when you leave your doors unlocked.  But as the years progress and the economy becomes unstable, people become stressed and unkind, so much so that it has become difficult to trust anyone. Being able to trust someone is an important trait. Having that feeling of safeness while walking on the side of the road seems unthinkable nowadays. Anything could happen within a short period of time.

            It’s difficult to pick up hitchhikers let alone be one. I’m sure everyone passes hitchhikers daily and you don’t think much of it. But if you pass an elder, you get a sad feeling in your heart, hoping someone driving behind you will pick them up when you don’t.

           

            On Saturday, February 23, my mom, Jaken and I were headed home from her work in Burnside. As we left, we saw a lady hitchhiking with her two young children. As we saw them my mom and I looked at each other, and decided to give them a ride thinking they were not going far. As we pulled over to the side of the road, I asked where they were going and the children said cheerfully,  “We’re going to Winslow!” I was surprised. This lady was walking with her two children in the cold to a place, which was over 50 miles. My mom and I decided to take them as far as Dilcon, but the kids fell asleep. How could we wake them?  How could we make them walk in the cold again? Well, we couldn’t.

           

            The two kids began chatting and playing with Jaken. They were well behaved, had good manners and they were beautiful. The mother told us they were going to visit her mother in the nursing home. She was very thankful, and she thanked us many times and made thankful comments to the Lord. As we got into Winslow, she and her kids became more and more excited. They ran into the nursing home carrying mutton stew and fry bread they had made at home. We slowly walked inside behind them. The grandma was waiting with the biggest smile on her face. She quickly said hi to us, and thanked us for bringing her children to see her. We decided to visit with my own grandma’s sister, who was also in the same nursing home.  It was already decided that we would also take them home again when they were done visiting.

            As we left the nursing home a couple hours later, the mother of the children asked us to stop to get food for her kids. We bought them food and began our way home. The kids sat quietly, eating. I began talking to the little boy whose name was Trevor and was in the third grade.  The little girl attended Head Start and her name was Tiara. We took them back to their house in Steamboat. The kids said goodbye and the mom thanked us once again.

           

            As we left their house I felt a sense of happiness. I could not imagine the kids walking in the cold to Winslow. I could feel how thankful the mom was for us. It made me think of the challenges people face daily. It was amazing getting to know the kids and making them happy. I’m thankful we made that trip to Burnside in the first place. This was our good deed. So with this I say, please try to make someone’s day by doing something nice for them, their lives may be more challenging than your own.