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lO-The Canadian Champion, Fniday, October 19, 2001 It',s What's Inside That Counts You can't always judge a bonk by ilst caver! My gond friend and renident of Acton, Mo Kiîlick, reminded me of thin truth as she related the following story. My tire lad a siaple in tl. 0f ail times for tbis to lappen - a flai tire. But wben is a good lime for a fiai tire? Not sIen you are searing a suit and you have leet travelling for nearly fisc hours and adding to tbis Ileal pîcture, nigltfal i s approaclîug. Waiî, did I mention that 1 sas on a counttry road? Okay, nos you have île pîcture. Tbere sas only ote îhiug to do: caîl AAA. Yeal, rigît. The cell plouc 1 bougli for security and protectiont in mouments hIke ibis isn'l in range to eall anyone. "No Service" it says. No kidding! I sat for a tes minutes moauing and complaîniug. ls a mate îbing. Then I begat empîying my trunk su thai I could get aithîe tire and Jouis needed lu gel thte job dune. I carry a large plastic contaiter lilled witl slat 1 cal "jusî-in-case-sluff." Wlen I am training or speakitg, 1 love tu lave props wiîh me. 1 baie leavîug auyihing borne su I lritg everytbitg... just incase. Cars huzz ly me. A few leep sarcasîîcally. 1 bear île bons sayîug "la! ha!" 1 say, "You'll gel yours!" Darîness legits lu seule in. Il's lecoming a lit difficuli tu, sec. TIc tire is ou île passeîîger side, îlank God, away from aIl thc traffie, lui makitg il dîfficuli lu lenefit from tle Ileadlighis ut passing cars. Suddenly a car pulls off île coud hehind me. In île lndîng lighi I sec a male figure approaching me. "Hey, do you need aty lelp?" "Weil it ceriaitly isu't easy duitg ibis witb a white dress shirt and suit on," I said. TIen lie sleps itto île lîght. I liîerally sas frigbieucd. This young guy was dresued in black. Nearly everyibing imaginable was pierced and iatooud. His bair was crupped atd poorly eut. He lad lealler bracelets witb upiles on cacb wrist. "Hos about I give you a baud?" lie said. "Weil, 1 don't Inus.. I tbinl I can ..... "Conme on, it silI ouly take mc a tes minutes. " He toul righi uver. Wlile saîching him 1 bappened luo l ad ai tle car and noîiced for tIc firsi time sumeone sittig it thc passenger seat. TIai coucemed me. 1 suddeuly feli ouînumhered. Thougbis ut carjaclingu and rolleries flasled îlrougb my miud. I really jusi wauted tu get tbis over and survive it. TIen, silbout sarning, it legan tu pour. The nîght sky lad hidden tIc approachîng clouds. Itt li he a saierfaîl and made it impossible to finish tle tire change. "Look, my frietd, jusi stop tubai you're duing. 1 appreciale aIl yonr belpi. You letter get goîug. l'il finish after tle ramn stops," 1 suid. "Lel me belp you put your stuif ladk in tle trnu. ht silI get ruined," lie iusîsted. "TIen gel in my car. We'l sait sitl you," lie iusisted. "No, reatlyt l'il take cure of evertbing," I saîd. 'Yuu cault gel in you car sitb tle jack up hIke thai. it wîlI fuît. Corne ou. Gel in," le saîd as le grulled my armi and pulled me tosard tle car. Crack! Boum! Ligblnîng and thunder roared lîke a freigît train. 1 lîîerulty jumped in lis car. "O1, Ood prolect me." 1 Iboughi lu myscîf. Weî aud tîred 1 setîted it the lack seat. Suddenly a smult fraîl voîce catie from île front seul t ofthc car. 'Are you ail rigît?" sice saîd as she îumed arouud tu face me. "Yes, I am," 1 replîed sitl mucl relief seeîug tle old soman there. Il must le lis Mum. 'My nume is Bealrice and ibis is my ucîgîbour, Jeff," tse said. "He iusisted on sîopping sIen bie saw you sîruggling sitI île tire." "I am graiefut for bis belp," I saîd. "Me, tuo!" sice said sith a laugb. "Jeif tales me lu visil my busland. We lad lu place bim it a nursing hume and il's about 30 minutes away fronm shere se live. Su, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, se have a date." SIc laugbed and ubookliber bead. "We're the remake nf the original Odd Couple," Jeif said as hie juined in laughing. "Jeff, that's incredible what yuu su for bier. 1 would neyer have guessed,well, ah, yuu know Il1 sîumbled witb île words. "1 kuo. Peuple whu look like me don't do nice things." bie saîd. Silence. 1 really felt uucomfortahle. 1 neyer lelieved thal 1 judged peuple ly the way they dressrd. 1 was angry wilh sîyself for leing su stupid. "Jeif is a great kid. l'm tnt the unly une le helps. He's a vounteer ai ur cburch. He alto wueks wiîh the kids in tle learnsg centre uithîe luw iscome housiug unit in our îowu," said Beatrice. "l'm a tntor" Jeff said quîetly as hie siared ai nsy car. Silence again played a part uow in a moment of refleclion ratIer than tle unconsforluhle feeling that 1 lad insalted someone. He was right. What le sure un tle onîside sus a refiection uf tle sorld as le sas il. Wlai le sure on tle insîde sas île spirit of gîvîng, cartng and lovîng tle world lie saned tu The raiu stupped and Jeff and 1 changed the tire. 1 tried lu ofler htm money and ut course hie refused ti. As se shuok hands 1 legan to apolugize for my stupidity. He said, '1 experience that tarne reactiuu ufien. 1 uctually ibougît about changîng tle way 1 look. But tIen I saw ibis as au opportutity to make a point. Su l'il [eave yuu sitl tle same question 1 ask everyute who takes time tu kuos me. If Jesus retumed tumorros atd salked amung us agaîn, suuld yuu recognîze Him ly whl Be sure ur ly shat He did?" "But île LORD said tu Samuel, 'Do tut look ut bits appearauce or authle beight ut bis stature, lecause 1 bave refused lim. 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