Helping just a little was enough

I was filling my car up with gas a few days ago and noticed a man with a red gas can sitting in the roof of his car and he was on the phone. He looked pretty forlorn. I filled my car up but kept being pulled back to this man. He was off to the side and not by a pump. I finished with my car then walked over to ask if he needed gas. He was embarrassed and said yes. I told him to pull his car over to the pumps and I’d fill his tank. I walked over to the pumps waiting. His car wouldn’t start. He came over with the little two-gallon red can and told me he had literally coasted on to the lot and his car was completely empty.

So, I filled his can up and he went to put it in his car. He came back over and told me he was waiting for a Western Union money gram at the grocery store. And that he could not let me fill his tank up since he was getting $40 within the hour. He had already told me the town he was trying to get to and it was three hours away. And I knew that $40 wouldn’t go far. But he still refused and was grateful for the two gallons so he could go pick up his money.

I’m still amazed that he would not allow me to fill his car tank. But I was glad to be able to help just a little. – Kim