"Look where we ended up!" Well I can tell you don't get me at all. I never said "SOL," and I would never think such a thing. In fact, I made a couple of suggestions and indicated that I would proffer all of my resources toward resolution of the problem with a sincere apology for the inability to bring forth MY car (My car being the subject of the promise, not my neighbors car). I viewed the initial promise with no qualifications as a screw up. Yet I always believe that you can start from where ever you are and do the right thing in any circumstance.
You are unwilling to admit your mistake (Making promises with no qualifications) and are perpetrating an even bigger one to cover it up. You are willing to violate all trusts held by your neighbor because of guilt feelings and lack of ingenuity. You are calling it compassion. I, however, suggest that compassion in the context of betraying a neighbor's trust are incompatable concepts. If I were the job seeker and your friend, I would refuse the ride under these circumstances. There is, after all, a higher than usual likelyhood that you could have an accident or be stopped for grand theft auto. You would even be putting the job seeker at risk of going to jail as an accomplice. There is no job that is that critical. Of course it is entirely possible that I just don't get you either.
Any way, it looks like we've chewed on this one enough.
Edit** Oh, wait a minute here. I just reread your post. You didn't say you would steal the car. You said that if you couldn't (leaving the possibility open) that you would feed his family, pay rent, or what ever until another job opportunity came along. Well, I see the latter as a "right choice" and the former as a "wrong choice" for reasons given above. I commend you for considering the right choice (even though you made it sound like you wimped out). I agree it is compassionate and would throw it in my bag of tricks as a back up. Of course, I'd probably try the taxi first...I don't know why you hated that idea so much.
Sorry for misreading your post the first time.
Have Peace,
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