lifesaver

A man saved my life today, deftly and in German. He sped past on his bicycle and veered in to make me stop. Excuse me, your brake cable is dangling and it’s gonna tangle in the spokes.


I didn’t understand what he had said, my mind was on the sky and at first I just stared blankly. He got down to show me the cable. It was indeed dragging on the ground like a lightning tape from an old car and he bent down and coiled it into a ring and made it fast. I sat down under a tree at the roadside and ordered a bright orange summer drink. Life goes on, today, thank goodness, thank kindness.

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3 responses to “lifesaver”

  1. Sophie Thompson Avatar
    Sophie Thompson

    There is a force at play which quietly affirms our sense of connection with life. It’s vivid, not the pastel “faith in human nature” or “kindness of strangers,” though these are its echoes. You are tuned to it x

  2. Cathoel Jorss Avatar
    Cathoel Jorss

    Thank you for noticing, Sophie.

  3. Kobby Avatar
    Kobby

    Hi it’s me Kobby. I am loving your Ghana stories. They do show me Ghana as we live.

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