I was on the bus on the way home. I was passing the Tanglin Mall bus stop at about 12 midnight and I saw this old lady. I think she looked like she was about 55 or 60 years old. She wore this blue clothes which I assume is a uniform of some sorts. Let’s call her “Ah-mah” because she could be someone’s granny.
Ah-mah had just gotten off 106, probably changing the bus to some other destination. The residences in Tanglin are for the rich and famous. Ah-mah doesn’t have that luxury, she had to work till 11pm and had to take the bus home, alone.
Right this moment, I see Ah-mah with one leg up on the kerb and one leg down on the road. Her hand was on her right knee, (the leg on the kerb) as if she was resting for a while because it took too much effort for her to get off the street onto the sidewalk.
A boy with earphones plugged into his ears, who must be not much older than 20 was sitting, waiting for his bus. Let’s call him “Kevin”.
Ah-mah tries once to heave herself onto the sidewalk, but she doesn’t manage, so she continues to rest on her right leg. Kevin is watching. From where I was in the bus, he looked somewhat baffled. Ah-mah tried again and she doesn’t make it again. She tries a third time, by this time my bus was moving off, in the corner of my eye Ah-mah looked like she managed to get up onto the sidewalk. I hope she didn’t fall or get hurt or anything.
As the bus drove off, I saw a Maserati at the junction waiting for the lights to turn. Is there a link to this story I am trying to tell? You decide.
Now, I’m not saying I did the right thing, because I was selfish and tired and so I refused to get off the bus to help. Kevin could have helped but he did not.
We are placed each day in different situations, at different times and places. Look around you, a need can be filled by you. Someone can be blessed because of your little act of kindness.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:14-16
