The true test of someone’s character is what they do when no one is watching, and 21-year-old Isaiah McIntyre had no idea he was being caught on camera when he helped an elderly woman cross a patch of ice.
On a snowy December day, Isaiah McIntyre helped the woman safely enter Katahdin General Store in Millinocket. It all started when he noticed her slipping and struggling on the ice, holding a cane in one hand and her purse in the other.
Isaiah got out of his car, asked if she needed help, and guided her to the dry sidewalk. The woman thanked him, and he went on his way, not thinking much of it. But a bystander captured the moment on camera and later shared it on Facebook.
Users soon identified the good Samaritan and the woman in the photo as 93-year-old Marjorie Moore. Moore later shared that her children questioned why she went out on such a cold day, but she assured them it was not that cold and there was only a little ice on the sidewalk.
“He was just a young fellow. I thanked him and told him he was a very nice gentleman,” Moore said. The photo has since been shared more than 2,600 times across Maine and even as far away as Italy, with messages from people touched by the simple act of kindness.
“It’s not every day that you see people react positively toward others,” McIntyre said, adding that he was surprised by all the attention.
“There are a lot of people who are very nice,” Moore said. “Even at the shopping center, people will see me and ask if I need help getting into the car or carrying groceries. There are a lot of kind people out there.”
