One day a man saw an old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.
Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe; he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was those chills which only fear can put in you. He said, “I’m here to help you, ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.”
Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.
As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn’t thank him enough for coming to her aid.
Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Bryan never thought twice about being paid. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.
He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, “And think of me.”
He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn’t erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan.
After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: “You don’t owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do, do not let this chain of love end with you.” Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.
Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard… She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.”
There is an old saying “What goes around comes around.”
Author: Unknown
If only this was really applicable to real life. I have severally sowed good, done good deeds to people but always keep receiving bad deeds from people.
Have seen several people who does bad things to people and still end up enjoying life to the full, ‘what goes around comes around’ is it really true?
I like your stories! They are so touching! Really, we don’t need to have so much before we can be a friend in need. There are lots of things we can give– time, talent and treasure. Keep the ball rolling!
Awesome story, it was 🙁
What a wonderful world to live when everybody gets to pay it forward;)
It is really a good story <3
liked it
Yes, love the story. Thanks 🙂
Great site. Great job. Keep going. Making people think at-least for few moments. Congrats:):):)……….
Man this story got me thinking what’s gona happen next. Very nice ending… awesome!!!
Great story. The last part surprised me and I learned a lot from it.
…poignant story… 🙂
…I found myself smiling after reading it… <3
Really an inspiring story which can prove that virtue has its own rewards:) Thanks for the wonderful story:)
A story that helps us reflect on life and how it gets back. A very touching story.
Wow…. what a great story I ever read. It touched my soul, so next feelng will always apply in mind to help others… Salute to all helpers…..
Awesome.. truly inspiring…
I changed my attitude more because of this story….!
What goes around comes around indeed…that was a really touchy story, gave me a new look at giving and receiving help.
Wow, early morning and u made my day. What a heart felt inspirational story.
GOD BLESS
This story is awesome… I like it.
I live my life the same way, great story and one I will pass on 🙂
Helping is the key to success 🙂
I am very pleased. This story made me smile, because it makes so much sense. Alot of stories might be touching, but never have they made so much sense!
“Pay it Forward” is one, if not “the” favorite film of all time for me.
@20.Ben, I hear what you are saying that when you scatter seeds not all seeds will produce fruit. However, just as inevitable is the fact that some will bear fruit. If we only seek conformation of the negative, little suprise then that the negative is all we find. I wish you well Ben.
Wonderful indeed…..motivates to continue with the spirit of giving and loving….May God bless us all with that spirit.
aww :’)
I’m at a cross roads late in life and liken it to a confused sea but, after reading the moral of this story I was deeply touched as it reminded me of my late mother who must have been part of this chain of love. I feel now I must forge a link and keep things going.
I have read almost all the stories… I visit this site when I feel low, it helps a lot, thank you so much.
Ohh GOD ! Sooooooooo love this story very much !!!!! It experienced me a goosebumps !
“The Chain Of Love” Poem
He was driving home one evening,
In his beat up Pontiac
When an old lady flagged him down,
Her Mercedes had a flat
He could see that she was frightened,
Standing out there in the snow
‘Til he said I’m here to help you ma’am,
By the way my name is Joe
She said I’m from St. Louis,
And I’m only passing through
I must have seen a hundred cars go by,
This is awful nice of you
When he changed the tire,
And closed her trunk
And was about to drive away,
She said how much do I owe you
Here’s what he had to say
You don’t owe me a thing, I’ve been there too
Someone once helped me out,
Just the way I’m helping you
If you really want to pay me back,
Here’s what you do
Don’t let the chain of love end with you
Well a few miles down the road,
The lady saw a small cafe
She went in to grab a bite to eat,
And then be on her way
But she couldn’t help but notice,
How the waitress smiled so sweet
And how she must’ve been eight months along,
And dead on her feet
And though she didn’t know her story,
And she probably never will
When the waitress went to get her change,
From a hundred dollar bill
The lady slipped right out the door,
And on a napkin left a note
There were tears in the waitress’s eyes,
When she read what she wrote
You don’t owe me a thing,
I’ve been there too
Someone once helped me out,
Just the way I’m helping you
If you really want to pay me back,
Here’s what you do
Don’t let the chain of love end with you
That night when she got home from work,
The waitress climbed into bed
She was thinkin’ about the money,
And what the lady’s note had said
As her husband lay there sleeping,
She whispered soft and low
Everything’s gonna be alright, I love you, Joe
By :: Clay Walker — truly inspirational
Thanks for the wonderful story sir.
Everytime you do good to someone, tell that someone to be good also to others like what you did to him/her..
🙂
NICE STORY!
Sooo touching….
Hmmm! Such is life. Your gift of love today can be your saving grace tomorrow.
I can recall this story with a portion of my life !!!
It was really good. It did amaze me and it’s true that life is like a mirror, what you show it shows you so keep doing the good deed.
Do good to others..never expect from them..but we can always pray and Expect from HIM…..Nice and touching story.
Fabulous story and effective story telling. You will not forget easily. Be helpful with out expecting any thing in return. Reward will come when you least expect it. When you helping some body it is God in action.
I love this story, it’s very inspirational and teaches the need to love and give a helping hand to people even if we don’t know them.
That’s true …… I have experienced it. It was a very touching story!!!!
That’s so touching it made me cry
Such a wonderful story
The story is really awesome… I almost have tears after reading it… just say one thing… it’s WOW…
Awsome site, Really hearting stories Loving it …
Very Touching Story. I really believe in having faith in God, What ever u Sow, the same gets reaped.
Thanks U guys for putting such wonderful stuffs here, God bless U all.
Heartfelt story……loving…..motivating…..keep up the good wrk guys.
It brings a tear to my eye. I don’t know why…
Wow my love for it, I hope that can spread to the whole world.
Wow! Am speechless…this is great…wow!
Quite inspiring and thought-provoking.
It is definitely true that we reap what we sow.
What goes around definitely does come back around!!!!!
Gr8 story… Loved it… Life’s about helping others n being loved….
This is awesome.
I really like stories like this, it makes u realize what life is really about.
At my sleep away camp about 3 years ago, we heard this as a vespers story, and I just randomly stumbled opponent it tonight, and I have been searching for it for ages! There is also a similar song that I am hoping to come across
Good story.
Great story to read. Shows a genuineness in poverty. It also insists that even in scarcity, one should be honest. In that case the God will help him or her without fail. Thanks to author and this website. Keep it up.
Amazing story..
Speechless! Great Story, I never doubt to let this story be my Book Review. 🙂 It is one of the instruments to change the world..
Love one another as it is written in the Bible. Bless those who know how to love.
In fact you guys are doing a great job. Life gives you what you give it.
Wow..!! very nice story.. it touched my heart ..
I learned one lesson today– * spread love *
Love it, I never thought it would be that interesting. Keep it up.
It is a good story. Alot of it is from a song chain of love by clay walker which again is great.
Just want to say “Awsome & Heart Touching”
..wow..WOW..very nice story..wow…
My teacher once told me and my classmates a story of this. Now my teacher is my son’s teacher I tought him this story ’cause he have an assignment of this. What a nice story.
Amazing and touching story inspired to the core of my heart.
This is a song to, its a little different but its the same. Its called the chain of love…great song
What a lovely story
Wonderful !
It was an awesome story it changed me a lot…
I love this story I have like this once which is unforgettable for me!!!!!!!!!!!!
So true.. I have experienced it many a times…
This is truly a fact of life…though we don’t realise.
It is a good idea to have such a website. These experiences will teach us how to live together as one family in the world. Because not all human relations should be economic (commercial).
Beautiful story… I always believed in the saying
“What goes around comes around.”
The story was really good, helped me complete my homework.