another reason why steven is one of the good guys

glasgow, for those that don't know, is a hilly city.  there are neighbourhood streets that rival san francisco in their gradation.

on his walk home from work today, steven happened to notice a gentleman on the other side of the street in a wheelchair.  steven watched as the man waited at the crosswalk and then crossed the (flat) road.  upon reaching the other side of the street, however, the man just stopped.  he looked to be catching his breath, or gearing up for his next move.

his next move was up one of the steep glasgow hills.  and as steven walked on, he watched out of the corner of his eye as the man started up the hill.  steven was convinced that someone on the other side of the street would see that a fellow human being was in need of help and take it upon themselves to help him up the hill... but no one stopped.

and that pissed steven right off.

so he doubled back, crossed over the street, and went up to the man in the wheelchair, who was now sweating and out of breath from trying to get up this hill.  (he wasn't far, either.)

as soon as he asked if he could help, the man let out a huge sigh of relief, and started crying.

he explained that this was a new wheelchair, and it was much, much heavier than his old wheelchair.  and just the incline and the camber of the sidewalk were making it pretty much impossible for him to climb his hill.
and steven, being steven, just cracked a joke and made it seem like no big deal, took him up the hill, and continued his walk home.