Friday, September 16, 2011

The Good in Us

We often become cynical of the human race because of all the horrible things a very few of us do but I saw a video today that gave me a boost. It was pretty spectacular, fantastic enough to make the T.V. news (I don't know when it happened, though).

A young man riding a motorcycle was in a collision with a car, subsequently causing the front of the car and the motorcycle to burst into flames. A large group of people, young and old, approached the burning car and a young girl dropped down on the ground to ascertain that the motorcycle driver was under the car and still alive.

The group of very brave and caring people tackled the job of lifting the car up and off the victim and then dragging him to safety. It was an act of bravery that proves once again the good that is in us.

If you'd like to see the video, just key in "people lifting burning car youtube" and see for yourself how amazing we can be!

2 comments:

Shelley said...

I saw this on the news the other evening - thankfully, the young man is going to be fine...he has two broken legs, a broken pelvis, some burns and abrasions on his head. I love that people everywhere are more likely than not to be compassionate and driven to do the right thing!

patsyrose said...

That is so true. We shouldn't concentrate so much on the bad people, should we?