Winkin', blinkin' and a nod

     

     

     Just when you think you can handle most of the little problems that come your way each day, along comes another surprise to prove you wrong. 

     How grateful I am that there are still Good Samaritans around my neighbourhood. Driving home in my car from an appointment, my emergency flashers suddenly began activating. I had accidentally knocked the button on the front of the dashboard. I pulled over so as to safely disengage it. 

     I admit I am not very savvy when it comes to car knowledge. I am always pleased when the engine responds to the turn of my ignition switch. Since I can't remember when I last used the emergency roadside flashers (or, if I ever have), I was searching the dashboard, pushing every visible button. Then, along came my Good Samaritan. 

     A friendly young man brought his pickup truck to a halt beside me, asking if I was alright and did I need help. Slightly embarrassed, I simply said I was fine, but couldn't find how to turn off my emergency lights. Being a typical man, familiar with such things, it didn't take him long to right my situation. 

     Thanking him, I said, "Isn't that just like a woman, and an old one at that?" 
He graciously nodded and smiled, as he drove away.  

     

     This, "some mother's son" so reminded me of my own sons — who, in their own caring ways — would willingly carry out a similar random act of kindness to a damsel in distress, especially when the damsel is a little, old, white-haired lady, reminiscent of their mother.

— beulah


P.S.  Here's a link to a music video of a collaboration where Walt Disney teamed up with the '60s singer Donovan, presenting the classic children's poem, Wynken, Blynken and Nod (often misquoted as Winkin', Blinkin' and Nod).