Many a time when I was in dire straits the people who helped me I did not know beforehand and I never heard from them again.  Did not even ask their name in some cases.

I was saved from drowning twice.  Once in a pool when I was 6 and once in the ocean when I was 17.

An old man and his wife jumped my vehicle when it died and I was with my wife and our baby.

Once I was travelling long distance and my vehicle broke down, I had my family with me.  I was towed 40 kilometers by a guy and his brother in law given place to stay for almost a week while they had my vehicle repaired.

I know their names and am still in contact with them.

A guy I did not know paid my vets bills for my dog's broken leg after he ran under my car.

I could mention a lot of other events.

I made a lot of mistakes in my teenage years and cost people a lot in emotional and economic damage.

The point is that I have helped other people in need when I was in a position to assist them and they owe me nothing because I am indebted to others who required nothing from me in return.

Many of us are just good Samaritans who also get beat up every once in a while.  It keeps you humble.  

 There are good people out there. My husband had a blow out of 2 tires, while pulling a heavily loaded trailer. Where this happened a stranger pulled him out of the ditch, a neighbor close by gave him 2 trailer tires and saw him on his way. There are still a lot of good Samaritans among us.  

 This is the way.