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Reader question: Please explain “a good Samaritan act” in this: It was like a good Samaritan act for him to stop and help…. My comments: If you help out someone in need, it is a good Samaritan act. It is a good Samaritan act, that is, if you do it simply because you are a helpful person, without giving any thought to reward or compensation. In other words, help for help’s sake. No other considerations. No ulterior motives. No asking for money in return or that sort of thing. Two weeks ago, when we had the snow, the roads became slippery at dusk. I saw a man help a motor bike driver out like a good Samaritan. The motor bike rider was a food delivery boy. He crashed due to the snow hardening into ice and due to a particularly large load. And boys being boys, he was not being particularly careful, I could see that. Then, from about 20 meters away I witnessed the middle aged man help him to his feet and reload his bike. When I came closer, I heard the elder man tell the youth to, like, “go slow and do not hit the brake hard.” The boy thanked him and they parted ways with no more ado. That’s a good Samaritan act, pure and simple. A good Samaritan act, by the way, is a good deed done typically by a Samaritan, someone who helps others out of compassion and not for any particular selfish reason. The story of the Samaritan comes from the Christian Bible, in a parable told by Jesus. It goes like this – verbatim, from Luke 10:25-37 (New King James Version): | 
