Chivalry

What the heck happened to chivalry? What the heck happened to courtesy and kindness? Has the world fallen into stubborn and cruel hands? I'm beginning to believe so. And beginning to believe that almost everyone is caving in to the conformity.

This morning I was on my way to work when I got stopped at a red light. Then I was stopped at a green light....for a while and I am not a patient green light "waiter." So I look and see that the girl two cars ahead of me isn't moving and I can tell that she is panicking. I realize that her car won't start. I'm trying to pull up to see if I can help but the woman in front of me isn't moving. I, then assume that the lady is going to help and I got really excited, but no. She backs up and drives off. I was so angry. So I pull up behind the girl (she looks 17 but she informed me that she's 20 later on). No, I don't know much about cars, but I know enough to try and few things and if all else fails then put it in neutral and push it to the side of the road. I did those few things and I put it in neutral...or at least I tried. The shift was stuck, the car completely dead. Not even the emergency lights would work. And then I did what all girls do when stuck with a car problem and unable to call AAA...I called my dad! We figured out that it was probably the battery since it was corroding and there was no power. My dad, being the hero that he is, went home to get backing soda and come over to help us, but he was still 20 mins off. The girl's dad was about the same. We sat there for a good 30 mins and you want to know how many people offered to help? Zero. None of the bunches of cars that past us even rolled down a window to see if we were ok. I was SO angry! This poor girl was so confused and she'd never had this happen before. I barely even knew what to do so there was little chance of MY help! But I couldn't leave her alone. Where is the kindness that people used to lend to one another when someone was in need? Even 3 years ago I had 2 guys help me push my car when it ran out of gas in the middle of an intersection. Where were the two guys for this girl? Where was the kindness and compassion for this girl? Non-existant. Sure, i stopped. Sure, I was nice. But I couldn't do a whole heck of a lot and someone with a little bit of muscle or knowledge on cars would have been a godsend. Oh and after sitting there for 30 mins, do you know what it took to start the car? A little shake of some wires. That's it. Someone who knew cars and pulled over for 2 mins could have helped us, but no. People are rude and in too much of a hurry to the chaos they call life that they can't even be a few minutes late to work to help someone out. Absolutely pitiful.