Everyone needs a helping hand (#172).
My name is Aminata, I am 27 years old, and this is the story that changed my life for good.
One day my colleague (Alie) and I were on our way to the office that very early morning because we were expecting our new boss.
But we decided to stop by the store where we could get something nice to welcome the new gentleman (boss).
We bought beautiful flowers as a welcome gift with a sweet smell (wow) that was amazing, and both of us were happy about it.
Even the man selling at the store chooses flowers, especially those beautiful ones with very nice smells.
On our way to the office leaving the store area, approaching one of the busiest roads in that area.
Hundreds of people pass there every day very urgently, that area is known as a business area.
We were trying to get a taxi to the office when an old woman approached us for help but my colleague tried to ignore her.
But you may be surprised by that busy street many people pass by every minute and hour that woman stops us, why not others.
Well, let's see what will happen at the end and why God connects us to render help to her.
I had to ask her what the problem was, she said her car had broken down, but Ma as you can see we did not look like a car machine.
She said we are right but we can still help her, I asked her how we can help if we are not a car machine.
She said she needed us to call the car machine so he could fix her car.
She pleaded, we don't need to ignore her, like everyone has ignored her for some hours.
She had been there for the past two hours, No one stopped talking to her, but we stopped listening to her.
My colleague (Alie) said, he regretted standing by to listen to all that old woman was saying.
Remember we need to meet our new boss for the first time he takes up duty, so we don't need to be late.
My friend wants us to impress our boss, especially because he wants to be promoted and promotions are coming up.
My friend worked away and asked me to work away too, but I refused to join him, he was very angry with me.
Alie tries to convince me not to help the old woman because we don't have much time and we are already late to meet our new boss.
But I had to ignore him (Alie), he was disappointed in me because I turned him down for the old woman.
Moreover, this woman is an old woman, she has been asking for help for over two hours no one has tried to help her.
Alie went to work, I went to find the nearest machine to help solve the problem of the vehicle.
When Alie reached out a few minutes after the new boss arrived at the office, he called to see all the staff at once.
During the meeting, he asked if all the staff present, Alie said yes, only one stubborn lady he asked not to help an old woman but she refused.
The new boss was very angry at me after Alie said so many bad things about me.
The new boss ended up saying he couldn't work with a staff that didn't respect time and that is true time is money.
I patiently waited until the car was fixed, the old woman was so happy I helped her.
I tried to take my leave so I could be quick to see my new boss and make up for my late, but this old woman insisted on dropping me.
I accepted, and when I reached without introducing myself, boss already knew I was the lady Alie was talking about.
But before he admonished me he was about to promote Alie when this old woman worked in the conference room.
She is the mother of our new boss, and she was trying to surprise her son with his favorite food on his first day at work.
I was surprised, Alie too was shocked we both never expected such things to happen.
The old woman explained how I helped her to get there, and how Alie ignored and called her names.
The new boss felt very bad about Alie and promoted me at once, that promotion I had been dreaming of finally came to the past.
My life changed completely, I was so happy, and my boss thanked me a lot and asked me to continue to be helpful to others.
Now I understand that God works in mysterious ways to make you reach the top, God sent this old woman as a blessing to me.
Galatians 6:2-3 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ
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For if a man thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Thank you for reading.