One week ago, I was walking along the road. It was early Saturday morning, and it was quiet. There was no one else on the footpath, and there were no cars on the road. It was a nice day. Then a guy on a motorbike passed me on the road. I walked on, but then I heard a loud noise.
I stopped and looked behind me. The young guy on the bike was lying on the road. He’d had an accident. The road was a little bit slippery because it was raining during the night. His bike went in one direction, and he went in another direction. What should I do? Should I run back to help him?
Luckily, there were no cars behind him and the road was quiet, so he wasn’t in any more danger. He quickly got up, and moved his bike to the pavement. When he fell off the bike, his helmet came off his head, so he picked that up too and waited with his bike at the side of the road.
He looked OK, so I walked on and did my business. On my way back home about 20 minutes later, I wondered if he would still be there, and he was! He was on his phone, so he was probably waiting for help.
I was going to say something kind to him as I passed, but another man stopped and talked to him, so I so I just walked on.
That was a bad start to his day, so I felt sorry for him, but as I turned the corner, I saw this rainbow. A rainbow is a sign of hope that things can be better. I hope that young guy’s day got better.
But on a negative note, while he did have a crash helmet to protect his head, he wasn’t wearing the best clothes on his body. And that reminded me of a photo of an advertisement I took on Queen St in the city about 14 years ago.
The advertisement gives good advice. But looking at that photo again today, I noticed for the first time that there’s someone on a yellow motorcycle on the road beside the ad, and they’re following the ad’s advice!
Now Hear this. 
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