Have your car engine even gone dead in front of the traffic light? Well, if it's red light, I guess you will be temporarily safe for that particular short moment. As soon as the the traffic light turns green, I am sure those impatient drivers at the back will definitely honk at you madly and cursing you for causing the jam.
It was totally a different story from an incident that I witnessed this morning on my way to work at Damansara Jaya, PJ.
It was red light, and I was stopping in front of the traffic light at the T junction with GSC on my right. Right in front of the opposite traffic light, a Myvi's engine just went dead. At the back of the Myvi was a Mercedes Benz. In an urgent manner, the Myvi driver quickly got down from his car and went to the Mercedes. I was not entirely sure if the Myvi driver was a Malay or Indian man as I was watching from a distance. The Mercedes driver, a Chinese man in his early 40s, got out of his car, had a short discussion with the Myvi driver and swiftly boarded the Myvi. Before I could figure out what they were up to, the Myvi driver started to push his car with the Chinese man in the Myvi trying to bring the car back to its life.
After about 10 meters, the Myvi started to move chokingly and it was quickily driven and parked at the parking bay at the left side of the road. The Chinese man passed the Myvi back to its owner and he quickly ran back to his Mercedes which was left in the middle of the road with the engine on. I was not sure if there was any passenger in the Merc as I couldn't see clearly from my car.
It was already green light while the 2 men were in their effort of saving the Myvi. Surprisingly, cars at the back blocked by the Mercedes in front patiently switched lane and drove past the Mercedes, without honking at all.
I wasn't sure if the 2 men know each other, but I was deeply moved to see how one helped another. I was also sure that other drivers who witnessed the incident would feel the same too.
Election was just over and the people power has prevailed in the first step of a much desired change. The incident linked me to some thoughts. After 50 years of deliberate division, a god damn sin by those selfish idiots to fulfill their own political agenda personal interest, What I witnessed today was totally priceless and was really really touching! It has demonstrated the maturity of the people and has shown that we Malaysians, regardless of race can actually live in harmony and help each other. For those whose hands are filled with 50 years of sin, you will be irrelevant very soon!
3 comments:
Yeah. This is a very rare occurrence. Hopefully, there will be more such as these within our impatient society.
When I just got back from Chiang Mai and my sis picked me up from the airport, a taxi honked at us incessantly eventhough there was another cab in front of us, blocking our way, letting people to get down.
I hope the fucker has terrible ingestion and constipation for a month!
Nice. They are good samaritans out there, but a whole lot of bad apples too.
gina - ya, the society needs more patience.
alex - hope those who can't be the samaritans, won't choose to be the bad apples too.
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