A couple of weeks ago I had an eye infection. Healthcare being what it is in the US, I was also worried about hospital bills and wanted to avoid the ER. This meant I could only get appointments a few days out from when I called. By then, my eye had swollen up, I was worried, I was in pain and I was lonely.

My appointment was early in the morning. My Uber driver noticed I was heading to the hospital. He asked if I was going to work. I said no, I had an appointment.

This man who had never seen me before and would never see me again and had no reason to care about me at all, turned around and said, “Don't worry. I'm sure whatever is wrong with you will be okay. Everything will be okay and you'll be alright.”

I'd needed to hear that so much. I almost teared up. He continued talking to me, asking about my country and culture and telling me about his. It was the best ride I've ever had :)