But this is not so much about me. It's about a woman named Kim. This morning, since the weather was cold and rainy, I decided to do my daily two mile walk in the mall. I carefully parked outside Penney's door, the second row, the forth spot down. (Because I'm careful. I don't make mistakes.)
After my walk I replaced my steps to the parking lot. But....no car.
I walked up and down the rows several times. Still no car. What to do? I could have called any number of family and friends but I finally decided to call the police. After all, it was their job to help. There's even a COPs annex in the mall.
But then a woman driving a big SUV stopped and asked if I needed help. I gave her my car info and she drove up and down the rows.....but no car. Finally she suggested I might have parked around the corner close to another Penney's entrance. I didn't think so because....I don't make mistakes. But I gave her the description again and she took off. Thirty seconds later she was back.
Bingo, The car was exactly where I said it was, only in the other lot.
What Kim did doesn't seem like a big deal right? But here's the thing. Not one other person asked if I needed help. I would get it if I looked like the healthy, younger person I am inside. But many, many people saw a little old lady with a cane wondering around the chilly, damp mall parking lot,
Kim was the only one who stopped. It's a very big deal.
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