A late night stop to the gas station isn’t normally the place you’d expect a random act of kindness to occur, but this person’s story proved otherwise.

What began as one late-night driver’s frustrating chore ended with a heartwarming reminder that good people still exist — and they’ll hold a flashlight for you when you’re having trouble fixing your tires.

Read on for the full story!

The old guy at the gas station just silently fixed my day without knowing it

Was getting gas at 11 p.m. after the worst day ever.

But in comes an unexpectedly kind stranger.

This older dude pulls up, probably in his 70s, and starts filling his tank.

Notices me struggling with my tire pressure gauge in the dark (those things are impossible at night).

He seemed to know exactly what to do.

Without saying a word, he walks over with his LED flashlight and holds it for me while I check all four tires.

Just stood there helping—didn’t try to take over or explain how I was doing it wrong.

And then he disappeared just as quickly as he had arrived.

When I finished, he just gave me this grandpa nod and went back to his car.

Somewhere out there is a dude who has no idea he turned someone’s trash day around just by holding a flashlight for 5 minutes.

It really doesn’t take much to turn someone’s day around!

What did Reddit think?

This specific kind of kindness could have only come from someone who had been in the exact same situation before.

Maybe boomers do deserve a bit of love here and there.

It’s a great thing to be able to help someone out.

Maybe there’s some kind of silent oath that goes along with carrying a flashlight.

It was a small gesture, but it still made the night feel less heavy.

Sometimes the most delightful reminders of humanity come from people we may never see again.

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