Real Life heros

Despite the bad there is a lot of good in this world and in us as individuals. Sometimes we never know what we are capable of until faced with a situation. I hope I would be brave enough to help someone if I had to.

Yes I've heard this story I actually posted about it the other day but I didn't get many responses. I saw the story on Ellen and I thought Wow this guy really took a chance. Not sure what I would have done. Not saying I wouldn't want to help the person but I don't know if I could think fast enough and figure out what to do. Nice story though.

You know it's hard to say what we would do in any situation until we have been there. While I don't think I saved anyone's life I was in a situation where my life could have been in danger. It wasn't the fact that a colleague of mine who was TDY in Quito, Ecudaor, came down with menengitis but rather how I reacted in a certain situation. At first we didn't know what was wrong with her when she was taken to the hospital very ill. Since she spoke no Spanish my boss asked for volunteers to go to the hospital and stay with her and be her translator. He said, "Sylvia, you are the first volunteer". It was only because I had the best Spanish. After it was diagnosed as menengitis there were no more volunteers since there was no reason to be exposed....I was it...I had to stay with her during the night but was given hemoglobulin penicilin shots and took sulpher pills as a precaution. During the day there was a nurse who spoke English. Well, one night she started vomiting bile and pulling at the intervenus tubes. I called the nurse but I had to go over and hold her down. Well, I have a very weak stomach and almost anything makes me gag or vomit just from the smell. I surprised myself beyond my imagination when what was happening didn't effect me one iota. This was not a heroic act however. My point is this we never know what we are capable in time of danger or necessity. From this experience I found out that I was capable of rising to the occasion and forget about myself. This was nothing compared to the man in NY and the soldier but I do believe it might serve as an example that we never know what we are capable of until such time as we are put to the test. Perhaps the people who can forget about themselves and think only of others are capable of being heroes. Just a thought.

Thanks for sharing. I actually recall seeing the one about the soldier, he may have been from PA or something and that's why I recall it or it was just in national news, but I truly was moved by his actions too. There are many people out there that are TRUE heroes and they often go un-noticed while sports figures and celebrities are inundated with attention. Sure makes you wonder where our priorities are as a society for sure! Thanks again for sharing these two stories of heroes. I hope their families realize how lucky they were to have them in their life.

For me there are some real life haroes whom i can never forget, some even laid their loves to protect others whom they didn't even knew. They were really great persons, One of them was BAPI SEN from KOLKATA who saved some womens from some army men who were drunk and trying to rape and molest then, in the fighting he was severely injured and later succumed to his injuries in a hospital after 7 days. He was really a great hero

I too saw the story of the man who jumped on the other young man in the NY subway. And like you, I cried. I'm not sure I would have been able to do what he did...in fact, I'm pretty sure I would have just stood there aghast and tried to sheild my children's eyes. How sad is it, that many (I have asked a lot of people their thoughts on what the man did) do not have a clue about this newsworthy event...yet, almost everyone you talk to has an opinion of Brittany Spears and her pantiless photo and evening on the town. Sad that her escapeds got so much more news coverage than the man in the NY subway ...AND that as a society we seem more interested in her carousing?! What have we become?? I did have an incident in college, the nursing students had to be in a nearby town by 6AM for our clinical rotations. The campus dining room did not open that early for students, but they made an exception for us and allowed us to come in and eat before leaving. The cafeteria staff were always eating at a nearby table. One morning one of the staff began choking. Here we sat, 20 nursing students all just staring at the lady...panic striken. Seemed like hours went by, but it was only a few seconds, but from somewhere deep inside I gathered some courage and ran to her and did the Heimlich maneuver. It worked. After it was over, I was so overtaken with fear that I almost passed out! Adrenaline must have gotten me through it, but it took a long time afterwards to calm down!

These are truley two heros that deserve all of the recognition they are getting lately. It is nice to know this world is still full of caring and giving people. We could all learn a thing or two from these men on being a humanitarian.

My father is my real life hero as of now. i got all my knowledge from him only. i dont even think about the other heroes.but i come accross several heroes in newspapers and websites because of the heroic work done by them. i admire all those real heroes.

I believe people are sent into our lives for reasond , I personally would have tried to help the daughters of the man who jumped to save the other man , his daughters were also on the platform i thik , would i have jumped i'm not sure but don't think so .i have to be honest with my self , i have two kids to care for

Different people have a different view upon brave attempts, I believe that this case it was though a risky act, came out as a brave one because both people are still alive. In general, I don't think you should risk your own life in order to save the life of others, that's not bravery, that's too risky.

yes, sometimes we really neglect the merits of humanity. The two persons you mentioned in the story are so brave and they really deserve our respect... I think you have the braveness in your blood, or else you will never raise such a question.. if you can do something to save the life of a man/woman, I think you will never hesitate to do it.

I know if i m brave or not. I have not fell in such situation wherein i have to show my bravery. It doesnt matter u r brave or not. Consequence and time will show the bravery in you. Eventhough u dont show bravery try being good and dont lie. Say the truth. This would be the greatest bravery that u would be showing

Yes definetly. You wonder when and what type of situation you will be in when it happens and how you will react. I have experienced a couple of those.I just saw something happening and without thinking reacted . Saved a boyscout whom had fallen out of a raft while whitewater rafting ,just reached out and pulled him back into the raft he was as big as myself, and soaking wet to boot. Never even gave it a thought. Just glad I was there at the time.

yeah, what he does was amazing... I know that in the right situation I would do all I could to help save a life. We live right on a busy intersection and on our corner there are accidents all the time... and for every one of them I have ran out the door bare feet and all to try and help. it's scary because I never know what it is that I am going to come up on... but your instinct and adrenaline kick in and you just do what you have to do.

Reale life heores are people when get scared and grabed that and not showing those things to others and so things to solve this things. They are realle Heros. They have some hidden anergey to use in proper time. But what to do everybosy forget them and they only keep it mind other out look fashionable Heroes.

well the stories are of really brave people and thanx for posting this ,its unusual. I believe bravery is too beyond the limits of risking ones life thogh people who do it ,i salute them,and it is a gr8 bravery deed still bravery is seen from other acts too, suppose u form an organisation and oppose any kind of weapons production throughout the world,no government will accept this,but the deed is gr8 and the person to start this is brave.

when Incident like what you relayed happened and you were there and you were the first to see or realise the danger, there are times that you just do the things you think right. What is inherent to you, the things in your heart just goes out naturally with out you even thinking of the consequences. This might have happened to the two heroes you mentioned. In our own little ways we become heroes too, although its not too celebrated like the ones we read in papers, in simple every day life we are heroes.

i wish everybody in this world are like that. but it is not like that. remain brave. i like brave people.

I havent heard these storied, but sometimes, things that people do just amaze me.

for some people bravery is inborn but for some it comes in that particular second . i really wonder whether i could be so brave?