Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Thank You for Reminding Me to Breathe


--by nrhugs, posted Dec 26, 2017
While I was walking to the subway, I watched as a young man was inches away from being run down by a car. The young kid was walking aimlessly in the street but the person driving the car changed lanes and sped up purposely to hit him. I helped the kid up and realized he was noticeably mentally not well too.

I had a choice here, to help or not. I chose to help but to help within my limits. Once we cleaned up his scrapes, we walked towards the subway. I asked if he wanted to take some deep breaths with me; he tried but they were shallow and quick. I stopped and said I'd teach him. So we breathed in to five and out to five a few times before walking again, and he finally calmed down. He gave me a hug, took a deep breath, then looked me directly in the eyes and said, "I almost had to die today to relearn how to live. Thank you for reminding me to breathe."
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Readers Comments

Mish wrote: Thank you for caring and acting. Bless.
splain wrote: Thank you
mindyjourney wrote: Thank you for being his angel today, my friend...breathing lessons, we all need them from time to time <3.
Alisamom wrote: Such wonderful kindness, for the kid as well as yourself
melnotes wrote: Wow this si an amazing share! Thank you for your kindness :)
lt33 wrote: Wow so glad u were there for that kid at the right time u were put there to save that boy what an amazing aok u showed today 😉
leoladyc728 wrote: really touching. thank you for sharing
suse15 wrote: Wow. What a humbling reminder of how an act of kindness and reverence for life can mean SO much - and you did it with kind boundaries for self as well.
kjoyw wrote: Blessings for what you did!
dotmatrix wrote: Instantly pictured my son out there, being helped by an angel. Bless you, my dear, for your beautiful heart. ♥.

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