Posted on 08/17/2011 11:15:13 AM PDT by SampleMan
My wife is a physician at the local ER/Trauma Center. Yesterday she told me a story that reminded me that everyone has the ability to be noble.
We had a horrific accident here that involved a car plowing into a group of pedestrians, crushing them against parked cars.
One of her hospital's "frequent flyer" substance abusers was killed in that accident. A long-time homeless alcoholic, that would show up regularly at the ER.
According to several eye witness accounts, his last act was not to run or shove, but to grab a young child (no relation to himself) and toss them out of the center of the impact area, planting himself firmly in the oncoming car's path. He was crushed.
The child is expected to fully recover.
God have mercy on his soul.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Awesome story of a true hero. My bet would be that he was also a vet. Thanks for sharing that. Prayers for all involved in this horrible accident.
Amen.
Blessings to your wife, and this fine man who saved another.
Alcoholism is an affliction that affects good and bad alike.
Sounds as if this was a good man that just couldn’t get it together. But at least once it can be said of his life that he was the right man, in the right place, at the right time.
God rest his soul.
Sounds like he followed the path of St.Dismas, the Penitent Thief. It’s never too late to turn to God.
How a man dies...
How a man lives.
Many substance abusers are not bad people. They are often self-medicating due to anxiety, abuse or other personal/mental problems.
Thank you for sharing this story.
“Failed Persons Last Heroic Act”
When the right moment came, he didn’t fail. God bless this man.
Perhaps tonight he will be with Him.
May God have mercy on his soul.
Life’s huge disconnect between station and honor is somethimes baffling;
I once worked in an honorable field that took great stock in their noble purpose; along the way it’s true they made a great deal of money.
In this elite corporate environment I noticed something funny:
The people most given to pronouncing that, “it’s not about the money...!” in fact were the most acquisitive and treacherous —realllly black-hearted, greedy people.
And the unassuming mass who quietly, routinely went about their jobs with no such public pronouncements were highly honorable, just like the claims of the first group.
Sometimes the people most adept at helping others are rather bad at helping themselves.
SampleMan...
Write this up and contact your local newspaper. This story deserves wider circulation.
Agree. But be careful. You may have already violated HIPAA rules and Privacy Acts just by what you’ve shared here.
I’d only disagree with the thread title...by his final act, he proved he wasn’t failed...just human.
God Bless Him.
God Bless him and our Country where even our least have it in them to rise to the top.
I am guilty of forgetting that bums are human beings too. They are perhaps more flawed than myself but still capable of doing good.
This doesn’t mean that I buy into Liberal plans for helping them. Just giving
them money isn’t going to help them. Giving them opportunities to turn their lives around may. How each of us can do that may vary, but you can bet your bottom dollar we as individuals can come up with better plans than the giverment.
The Native Americans place great importance on dying well. I’d say this man died well.
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