{"id":27255,"date":"2023-01-12T09:42:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=27255"},"modified":"2023-01-12T09:42:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T09:42:13","slug":"cab-driver-was-about-to-give-up-on-this-customer-he-wouldve-regretted-it-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrhealthyalternative.com\/?p=27255","title":{"rendered":"Cab Driver Was About To Give Up On This Customer. He Would&#8217;ve Regretted It Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"63d509947b33dea96ed9a09b2482b63d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1554417\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<div>Cab Driver Was About To Give Up On This Customer. He Would&#8217;ve Regretted It Forever<\/div>\n<p>By ANONYMOUS USER<\/p>\n<p>I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again.<\/p>\n<p>Since this was going to be my last ride of my shift I thought about just driving away, but instead I put the car in park and walked up to the door and knocked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Just a minute,&#8221; answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.<\/p>\n<p>After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.<\/p>\n<p>By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.<\/p>\n<p>There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Would you carry my bag out to the car?&#8221; she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.<\/p>\n<p>She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.<\/p>\n<p>She kept thanking me for my kindness. &#8220;It\u2019s nothing,&#8221; I told her. &#8220;I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother to be treated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, you\u2019re such a good boy,&#8221; she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, &#8220;Could you drive through downtown?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s not the shortest way,&#8221; I answered quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, I don\u2019t mind,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I\u2019m in no hurry. I\u2019m on my way to a hospice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. &#8220;I don\u2019t have any family left,&#8221; she continued in a soft voice. &#8220;The doctor says I don\u2019t have very long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What route would you like me to take?&#8221; I asked.<\/p>\n<p>For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.<\/p>\n<p>We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes she\u2019d ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.<\/p>\n<p>As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, &#8220;I\u2019m tired. Let\u2019s go now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.<\/p>\n<p>Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.<\/p>\n<p>I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How much do I owe you?&#8221; she asked, reaching into her purse.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing,&#8221; I said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to make a living,&#8221; she answered.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are other passengers,&#8221; I responded.<\/p>\n<p>Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?<\/p>\n<p>On quick review, I don\u2019t think that I have done anything more important in my life.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.<\/p>\n<p>But great moments often catch us unaware \u2014 beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.<\/p>\n<p>SHARE this story with your friends and loved ones to remind them how important it is to take the time to help people in need!<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cab Driver Was About To Give Up On This Customer. He Would&#8217;ve Regretted It Forever By ANONYMOUS USER I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I honked again. 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