Journey with an old soul

On my journeys today, I passed by a beautiful old soul who was sitting on the curbside between two automobiles. His head was hung low with his cane drooped beside him. He seemed out of place, like a Century Plant on the beach.

I drove on, as did many other passer byers. But the further I continued down the road, the more my heart tugged at me ? telling me to go back. I pulled to the side of the road and waited. When traffic cleared, I completed my U-turn and head back up the hill eastward.

I pulled my motorcycle up next to the elderly Asian angel and asked him if he was okay. He looked at me and after realizing I was concerned about him he answered with the biggest smile; ?Yes, thank you very much.? And he got up. I asked again if he was okay, and he shook his head yes and said thank you.

As I started to move forward, I felt a hand on my shoulder. This man was trying to climb on the back of my motorcycle. I placed the passenger pegs down and held onto his cane as he tried to climb on. After helping his left leg maneuver over my saddlebag and rest it on the foot peg, we were off. I asked him if he was going to the next street and he just said no. I was hoping that our language barrier would not hamper me knowing when to stop and drop him off. I can see the headlines now; ?Good Samaritan takes off with Elderly Gentleman and brings him to Never Never Land.?

After driving a mile up the road, he managed a ?This is good.? So I pulled the bike into a Good Will parking lot and helped him off.

My heart felt for this man. How often am I so caught up in myself that I just pass on by ? without smelling the roses. This man was obviously tired and without energy ? unable to make it up the hill the rest of the way by himself. I'm not sure where he is in this life, but I hope that I was able to help him in his journey so he didn't have to be alone and tired.

I hope that we all can find a way to notice what's going on around us and share in one another's' journeys ? alleviating any discomfort along the way.

May your journeys be safe and peaceful!
Namaste.
WS