One night while out on the town, my friends and I noticed a guy carrying a large mattress all by himself. Being good Samaritans, we asked if he needed help carrying the mattress. He graciously accepted our offer.
Meet the guy with the mattress!We each took a corner of the mattress and began to walk. We introduced ourselves and shook hands. We pretended as if we were a car, but a car that did not have to follow the rules. We went against one-way roads, and only moved to the side if we really felt like it. While walking, my friend came up with a great idea: we should open for business and charge 50 shekels for a ride on the mattress. That is 50 shekels per block.
A complete stranger actually took us up on this offer. Not fearing for his life, he climbed onto the nearest parked car and flung himself on top of the mattress. This was definitely a picture moment, but being one of the four pillars holding this man up, I was unable to take a break from being the northwest anchor. Being novices at this new mode of transportation, we failed in getting to the end of the block. Nevertheless, the stranger offered us 20 shekels for our outstanding efforts. Alas, we remembered that we were being good Samaritans in helping this man with a mattress, so we declined the offer and proceeded to walk the mattress.
A complete stranger actually took us up on this offer. Not fearing for his life, he climbed onto the nearest parked car and flung himself on top of the mattress. This was definitely a picture moment, but being one of the four pillars holding this man up, I was unable to take a break from being the northwest anchor. Being novices at this new mode of transportation, we failed in getting to the end of the block. Nevertheless, the stranger offered us 20 shekels for our outstanding efforts. Alas, we remembered that we were being good Samaritans in helping this man with a mattress, so we declined the offer and proceeded to walk the mattress.
I'm laughing so hard and sweating buckets too!!About 30 minutes later, we arrived at his place to find that he lives on the roof of an office building right in the middle of Tel Aviv. The view from the roof was stunning and the wind was very refreshing! He thanked us by giving us beer - Goldstar beer to be exact. The beer most revered by all of Israel.
Outdoor seating area on the roof!
The look of knowing that we're goingto heaven for our good deeds!
Moral of the story: Always lend a helping hand to anyone who is attempting to carry a big mattress all by themselves, and never think an idea, as ridiculous as charging 50 shekels to carry someone down the block on a mattress, is not worth considering because you never know!
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