Dear Editor: My 18-year-old daughter had a valuable lesson in kindness recently while riding her bike up the road to Mount Seymour. Near the top of the mountain she had a flat tire. She turned around and a man on his bike behind her stopped, pulled out a spare tube and changed her tire. When she said 'Are you sure you want to give me your spare?' he said this is why he carried it with him - for fellow bikers in need. As well, several other bikers and a car stopped to offer assistance.
She was profoundly impacted by the kindness of strangers who offered her assistance. She is now going to buy a spare tube and "pay it forward." Thank you very much to the kind man who offered his assistance and made my daughter's day!
Linda Bonenfant North Vancouver
