The story took place in a small town in winter. One day a man met an old lady standing by an expensive car. It was clear that her car broke down. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried."Is he going to hurt me?"
The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said,"I'm here to help you, madam. Why don't you wait in the car to get warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson." It took Bryan about fifty minutes to fix the car. The lady felt quite thankful and she asked how much she should pay him.
But Bryan wanted no money. It's very normal for him to help others. He said, "If you want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, just give out your friendly hand."
After saying goodbye,the lady continued down the road till she reached a small cafe. She stopped for something to eat. As the pretty waitress stood next to her, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant. Although she looked tired, she still served the customers with a smile on her face. As the old lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill, she remembered Bryan's words.
The old lady paid one hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change, the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. Her eyes were filled with tears when she read it."Somebody once helped me the way I'm helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others."Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.
Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell the story. "Bryan…Bryan Anderson my dear…you're not going to believe what has happened…"
Love needs to be passed on. Everyone can be an angel.
译文
爱需要不断传承
故事发生在冬天里的一个小城镇上。
一天,一个男士遇到一位老妇人站在一辆昂贵的轿车旁,很明显她的车坏了,于是他停下破旧卡车并从车上下来。虽然他微笑着,但老妇人还是很担心,“他会伤害我吗?”
他能看得出来她很害怕,于是他用最友好的声音说:“我来帮你,夫人,你为什么不在车里边等边取暖呢?顺便说一下,我的名字叫布莱恩·安德森。”布莱恩花了大约五十分钟修好了轿车,这位女士非常感谢,并问她应该付给他多少钱。
但布莱恩没想要钱。对他来说,帮助别人很正常。他说:“如果你想给我付费,下次你看到有身处困境的人,就伸出你的援助之手吧。”
说完再见,老妇人继续沿路行驶,直到她来到一家小咖啡馆,便停下来想吃点东西。当漂亮的女服务员站在她身旁时,老妇人注意到她怀孕差不多有八个月了。尽管她看起来很累,但她仍然面带微笑地为顾客服务。当老妇人要支付10美元的账单时,她想起了布莱恩的话。
老妇人付了一百美元,但当女服务员带着找回的零钱返回时,妇人已经走了。她在桌子上看到了一個小纸条,当她读完纸条上的内容时眼里充满了泪水。“有人曾用我帮助你的方式帮助过我,如果你想把钱退还给我,请继续对他人友好吧。”在纸条下,还有另外九张100美元的钞票。
这老妇人是天使吗?女服务员非常激动,她给丈夫打电话讲了这件事:“布莱恩……布莱恩·安德森,我的亲爱的……你不会相信发生了什么事……”
爱需要不断传递下去,每个人可能都是天使。