Is Kindness Lost in Translation???

 "What, if he were some gun-toting criminal?" 

During our most recent trip, as we drove past an isolated stretch of  the freeway in the Midwest my husband noticed a figure walking along the roadside. The thought that it could be a lost teenager stranded without a cell service or phone charge was very unsettling. Or Could it be someone lost, perhaps intoxicated.. ...

Whatever be their circumstances another living person was walking alone in the pitch darkness of the night.At that moment, instinct overtook caution and we turned back to confirm that it was an illusion and if indeed there was someone..Our intention was simply to confirm, and at no point were we going to stop. But to our utter disbelief, we did encounter a tall man in a denim jacket walking alone on the freeway. Instinct again overtook caution and we stopped the car!!

Though clearly startled by our unexpected stop, the man appeared composed. Nervously, I smiled, while my husband inquired if he needed any help. With a nonchalant demeanor, the stranger assured us he was fine and simply heading to the next town,5 miles away.

We drove away from the spot still reeling from our impulsive decision to stop the car with teenage kids in tow in the middle of nowhere for a stranger..

Who well.. apppeared well, though unsure of our intentions...

"What, if he were some gun-toting criminal?" Yogesh questions in retrospect.

As I watched a real-life Netflix series, I found myself thinking, "Can kindness be lost in translation?" A seemingly kind act of offering tea to a sad person unexpectedly triggers a series of events leading to utter chaos and suffering for the main protagonist. Would simply ignoring her pathos and continuing on his way have led to a different result?

Maybe..Maybe not.. Who can say for sure?

However, makes me ponder "Is kindness more often than not misunderstood?"

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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