San Diego's Highway Helper

Thomas Weller has two gardens - one in his backyard, where he grows morning glories and other plants - and one on the highway, where he sows the seeds of kindness. "There's too much anger and distrust and fear out there. I'd like the world to be a better place," Weller said. To that end, Weller patrols the highways of San Diego in his Ghostbuster-inspired rescue vehicle - rescuing people like Mr. Frazzled and Ms. Frustrated. Weller is prepared for just about any roadside emergency. Of course, eventually, people will ask him, "Why are you doing this?" To which Weller responds without saying a word. "He gave me a card," one woman said. "It says, 'Assisting you has been my pleasure. I ask no payment other than for you to pass on the favor by helping someone in distress that you may encounter.'" It's the same message Weller first heard 40 years earlier almost word-for-word, after he plowed his car into an Illinois snow bank.

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