Samaritan on Wheels
I never thought that I would ever give anything for charity. Sure there were those Santa Clauses asking for change and the emails about children dying or disease and hunger. But my life was too full and too hectic to bother about how the world seems to be falling apart for people.
It was the night of my accident that changed my life. When I woke up from that disaster I was told that there was considerable damage on the nerves on my leg. Technically I could walk but I couldn’t put pressure on my feet.
The car was not beyond repair. Still, I didn’t want to get inside it. I hated the fact that my leg seemed to be irreparable while the car needed was a few days in the shop.
My wife decided to buy a new car. She then began looking for way to get rid of the old one. She found an option online. We could donate the car and get tax deductions for it. I didn’t care what it gave us. I just wanted the car gone.
She had signed up and had given them the car. They came for it within that week. I saw them tow the car away and I remembered that the car was still very much a part of our lives. My wife had made the right choice. By letting go a car that had caused me pain, I could go on to make more road trips on a new one.