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My Random Odyssey With a Blind Woman in a Wheelchair and Her Unvaccinated Service Dog

Next time I’ll think twice before offering help

Photo by Dzmitry Dudov (Dead__Angel_) on Unsplash

I know — the title is bulky. But it captures the surreality of that day perfectly. I thought that this story was, in fact, too absurd not to be told. Things like these keep happening to me and I can’t explain why.

I’m an avid believer in loving your neighbor as yourself. If everyone was following this principle then I’m sure that we’d live in a much better place. So I guess that’s why I can’t help offering random people my help when I see that they’re obviously lost, in pain, or otherwise in trouble.

Mostly that only takes a few minutes out of my day, and that’s absolutely okay. It’s my small contribution to society. However, I am putting a lot of emphasis on the word mostly here because sometimes people just don’t know when to stop. And I never know when to say no. The perfect storm. The ultimate combination capable of ruining my day.

I live very close to our city’s zoo. I used to have an annual pass before Covid and would check in on my beloved baby elephant, llamas, and red panda quite regularly.

I had just left the zoo and was headed home when I saw a middle-aged woman in a…