Extended reading read the short story about the life changing power of a strangers kindness. the chain of kindness. The rain was coming down so hard that each drop seem to explode. As IT hit the roof of the car, tom trained his eyes and looked out into the cold black night, struggling desperately to keep his car on the road. The windscreen wipers worked furiously to clear the glass, but they were not doing much good. The rain beat down continuously. IT was completely dark outside, and the road was deserted except for him and his car. Tom gLanced in his rear view mirror. He could see his wheelchair in the back seat and quickly looked down at at his thin, broken legs. He could feel a familiar wave of despair start to wash over him. The rain was still pounding on the roof of the car, and he felt as if he had been trapped inside the drum as the world outside began to close in on him. Tom guest, for breath, suddenly a loud noise shoot time out of this moment of hopelessness as the car began to bump down the road. Great, he thought a flat tire with a heavy sigh, tom brought the car to a stop, resting his head on the steering wheel, defeated. After a few seconds, he looked up and peered out of the window. The rain seemed to have eased a little, and in the distance he could see a light twinkling in the blind with a sense of hopeful anticipation to gently eased the car towards the light. As he got closer, he could see a long driveway leading to a solitary house. When tom approached the house, a Young girl around ten years old was standing in the doorway. He pulled up as closely he could and rolled down the window. Are your parents at home? He shouted over the wind and rain, I have a flat tire and I need help. Tom added, wait a minute. The girl replied. SHE turned and went into the house. A few minutes later, he returned with an old man. The girl held his arms and smiled lovingly up at him. How can I help? The old man asked with a smile on his face. Tom, explain the problem. Man added, I need help because my legs are paralyzed. The words came out flat, but he did not know how else he could convey. Y, the fact that he needed help from this week. Old man in the middle of the rainstorm, the old man simply nodded his head and asked tom to open the boot of his car. With the help of his Young assistant, the old man quickly got to work. occasionally. Tom lean out of the window to see how they were doing with the repairs. The two were concentrating on their work, and the rain was soaking them. Once again, tom couldn't help but feel he was useless. Soon the old man stepped to the window. You're all said. He said tom had money ready and handed IT to the old man, but he made no move to take IT. Finally, the Young girl said, grandfather is blind. Tom did not know what to say. He just gestured towards the girl, and the old man helps lessen as he stumbled through an explanation that he would like to pay them for their help. The grandfather weight the hand in front of his face and said, there is no need, just be careful about getting home and continue the chain of kindness. Tomis his car down the driveway and back onto the road. The rain was now only a lighter st, revealing the road ahead. As he drove through the night, he found himself looking forward to the journey ahead. When tom eventually arrived home, he parked his car in front of the house. As usual, he looked at the wheelchair ramp that LED to his front door. Before today, that rap had been a constant reminder of his own disability, and every day he could feel at laughing at him. However, a chance encounter on a rainy night and an active kindness from a complete stranger came to make tom see everything differently over the next few days. He kept replying the incident over and over in his mind. Inspired by this, he contacted his doctor to see if there was something he could do to increase his mobility. He pursued his long lost dream of becoming a teacher, and he reconnected with his family. Perhaps tom was disabled in one way, but he decided that he would not let this define who he was or what he could accomplish. Most importantly, he began to look forward to each new day and view IT as an opportunity to help others so that he could continue the chain of kindness.