Community Corner
Good samaritan or asking for trouble
A few days ago, when temperatures were below zero, I was approached by an elderly woman in the local Walgreens asking for a ride home. She said she couldn't get a cab, and had come from her Doctors office to pick up medication for a physical injury. She lived in Deerfield and it was on my way. I briefly took time to assess the facts. She was moving slowly , no one else was around , it was the middle of the day. Well, the good in me prevailed.
I told her to wait inside while I got the car. ( put my personals in the trunk) I helped her get in and had to help her with the seat belt. We had a lovely conversation on the way to her home. I watched her open the garage and go inside.
While it felt good to help someone in need, my husband was livid. How dare I endanger myself ( mom of two young children) with a stranger. What would you have done?