it had been raining and traffic was heavy, and as we passed Chatan we came across a car that had ran up against the central divider. the young female driver must have been speeding when she skidded on the rain-slicked road, but apart from badly tousled hair she didnt appear to have suffered any injury.
one by one passing cars slowed on both sides of the roads and the drivers got out, hurrying to the scene of the accident. at first i couldnt really comprehend what was going on, but ken motioned me to stop and promptly alighted as well.
by then the crowd of people had swelled significantly and everyone had their hands on the car, struggling to heave it back onto the road.
i havent been driving for very long so i dont know if this happens a lot, but the spontaneous way in which these drivers came together to help really warmed my heart.
then i began to wonder if singaporeans would do the same, because at times i feel that we tend to hold back when help is required. singaporeans are supremely generous when it comes to charity events and television fundraisers, but somehow we seem to lack the spontaneity it takes to lend a helping hand. perhaps it's because we fear the possible rejection and embarrassment, but the incident last night reminded me that giving help is really about a natural instinct to make things better.
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