A stranger who lived in a van gave me money - and some incredible life advice | Brigid Delaney

More was surplus, and so this woman gave away what she didn't need. And giving made her happy

I'd never done a reverse park before, and in the empty train station car park, my instructor directed me to reverse in beside the only other car in the area - a grey van.

Reverse parking is horrible. I don't understand why anyone would do it when they can forward park. As I squeezed in beside the van (the equivalent of sitting right next to someone in an empty train carriage), I noticed a hand adjusting the curtains in the back window.