Personal Narrative: For-Sales

One essential part of humanity is helping one another. It promotes bonding, togetherness, and love. I have read times and times again in the US and other part of the world, where people stood to help other fellow citizens who have been victims of terrorist attacks, natural disasters, brutality etc. Besides the fact the recipient of a kind gesture feels a sense of gratitude and appreciation, there is a sense of fulfilment on the part of the one who renders the help. This is exactly how I feel as I relive this experience. Sometime in 2014, I was going to sell my car so I get could get another one. I placed a “for-sale “sticker on the car and drove it around Houston. I had multiple offers from prospective buyers, who offered a little less than the asking price of $2500, but I refused all, thinking I would get something better. However, that wish never became a reality because a woman called one day to offer something very small. She explained how badly she needed a car for the whole family. Apparently, she had been saving towards purchasing a small car and as at …show more content…
What that means is that even if somebody calls the next day to offer exactly $2500 or a little less, I won’t be able to take it. Her situation was pathetic: if it was going to take her two months to raise $200, then that family must be really struggling. After much thoughts and deliberations, I decided to sell the car to the woman. I removed the for-sale sticker to prevent getting further calls from buyers and waited for her until she was ready. The expression of joy on her face knew no bound the day she came to pick up the car. But the reality is, I was even more joyful that I could it for her. I sacrificed the car and my mobility for some time until I could also save enough to get another car. Although moving around wasn’t that easy afterwards, but each time I remember the experience, I feel fulfilled and encouraged to do it all over again, and even