The young man that saved the boy didn’t even know it was on the social media sites as he doesn’t have any social media. His life is and will continue to be full because he is present. No distractions. 👏
The Dog - Agree. Credit to the 16 year old, truly amazing, but also some credit is due to the parents who have raised him this way. I first saw this video on AP news site and now on other news sites - but it is one of those kinds of videos that should be everywhere. I don’t do social media sites so it was nice to see this elsewhere showcasing what humanity should look like. He didn’t care about anything other than helping another human being in need.
Completely agree. Kids watch parents behaviors, body language and tones. I too have no social media so seeing it on the Today show was uplifting knowing it was available to most everyone. Our adult son and his wife also have no social media. They too are present in life.
Thank you 🙏 yet again, Adam, for another uplifting story. I’ve worked in two middle schools for a total of twelve years and I also see the goodness of kids today. A lot of folks talk bad about them, but I disagree. The great majority are like Ryder!
True my son is amazing. Since he was a young teen he has had strong principles and is very kind. He teaches middle school biology. The students really like him.
I would really like to take credit, but honestly its nothing we did as parents. He developed it on his own.
I know that people put super hero comics and movies down, but they really have a theme of doing the right thing because its the right thing to do.
Human nature can be dark but there are many who choose a better path and walk in the light. Lifeguards, firefighters, policemen, paramedics, nurses, doctors and others. They’re there when you need them most. Thank god for them, they are the best of us.
Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to a number of cops these days. I still want to believe most of them are good. But… I think that the roles of lifeguards, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, nurses, doctors, and other first responders have not been as politicized/hijacked by the current administration.
Teachers are trying to stay afloat. No, they’re not first responders in the normal sense of the word, but without them, none of the previously mentioned folks could read or write as well as they likely do— for starters. They are the role models with whom our kids spend a vast majority of the day, in most cases. But their roles are also being politicized and attacked.
Thanks, Adam, for sharing this fantastic news. Great way to start a Sunday! 🙏🏼♥️💙 Please keep fighting.
Let's not confuse most of law enforcement with ICE. Yes, there are bad eggs in police departments, no doubt. Some who should have never passed through the Academy, and got the badge. Some who think that swagger and power should supplant doing the right thing, and treating people with humanity. But many follow procedures, follow the law, and don't maim or kill people. The criminals of ICE should not be painting all of law enforcement in a negative light.
I’d change “many” to a very few. I can’t speak for big cities but a lot of local municipalities thoroughly screen prospective police officers. Written, physical, psychological, polygraph, administrative screening and background checks have been common since the 1970’s in many departments. Since then, many require a criminal justice degree. The vast majority that choose this profession want to do the right thing and help people. Yes, there are some that are badge heavy and yes there are some that are corrupt but they don’t start out that way. When you deal with the same kinds of people day in and day out, it can turn you to the dark side. Tell you what, if someone is breaking into my house at 3 am, I’m still gonna call the police and take my chances.
I knew a guy who became a cop. He always had a chip on his shoulder. He said he became a cop because it was the biggest and baddest gang in the city. (Chicago). And back then in order to get hired you had to have a "recommendation" from an Alderman, which he did.
Appreciate your shout out. I think that most cops are good, but when U get a bad one, that's a life threatening bad problem. They are still my brothers & sisters. I was LA County FFPM over 30 Yr. We used to joke with the cops, & tell them, "inside every cop, there's a FF struggling to get out of that cop uniform" lol
This guy did not stay as a cop for more than a few years. He drank himself out of the job. He was frustrated that they wouldn't let him bust heads. He was a okay, but had a bad temper.
Good riddance to him. I also know of a cop that didn't last very long. Had the same idiot attitude. Good cops don't like people like them, they give all cops a very bad name.
Many police officers (and other first responders) fall into in this category. Some do not. The MAGAts among them who’ve sold their souls to djt do not share in this “everyday hero” status.
Thanks for adding teachers. Such an important profession. Daughter still teaching, 20+years at LAUSD. She, like so many in this profession, are very kind, caring, empathetic, & dedicated to help mold our future adults into responsible, moral adults. She has had so many former students visit her, & tell her what a positive impact, that she had on their lives. I love teachers.
My parents and uncle were all teachers, my husband and I were teachers, my oldest granddaughter is a school counselor and her sister is majoring in elementary education in college. I have been the student of and worked with many dedicated teachers in my lifetime. God bless them all.
Teresa - I am a retired/disabled police officer - married to a retired firefighter/paramedic with one child who enlisted young in the Navy as a corpsman in the medical field and another who has become a firefighter/paramedic about to marry a nurse. We all joined our preferred profession because we all have/had a strong desire to help others. There are good people and bad people in every profession. It usually depends on why they joined. If they thought they were going to be able to shoot guns and kill the bad guy then they have no business being in that profession (both military and law enforcement) imo. Same if they have a god complex. If they joined because they wanted to help others then I believe that they will do well in their profession (all professions). Most of the work in these jobs is dealing with the darkest days of people’s lives and they are asking you for help. A majority is paperwork but it’s that brief moment when you make a difference in someone’s life that makes it worth the sacrifice of not having a “normal” family life. Shift work sucks no matter what job it is if you have to work long hours, overtime and different shifts if it’s a 24/7 type of job. Our family never knew what it was like to actually have a holiday off - until I was forced out on disability - but we celebrated when we could.
We wouldn’t be here without the teachers who helped others try to get a job and function in daily life. Military keeps us safe, grocery workers keep us fed, warehouse workers get us what we need, nurses and doctors heal us, firefighters save us and good police try their darn best while bad police keep us in the news. I blame politics and administrations for protecting the bad actors regardless of where they work. We all have regrets and we all shoulder the blame when things don’t go right in our jobs but although I shot a person my body took his bullets first. I replay it in my head every day and I am sure that those with a conscience do so as well in their own situation but we are all human. It just depends on the level of humanity we have inside us.
So true. Paramedics and Fire are really dedicated. I tried to become a paramedic. I took an EMT course and volunteered at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. I was fine until they asked me to help with a patient who had possible menegitus. I found out that I'm a germophobe.
rlritt - At least you tried. I don’t like germs either. I couldn’t do what the firefighters, paramedics, nurses and doctors do. I did limited basic aid on scenes when needed but I was always relieved when I heard the medics pull up and someone more skilled took over. I owe all of them my life for stopping the bleeding when I was shot - both before I got to the hospital and once I was there. 3 bullets were removed but I still have 2 souvenirs left inside me. I cause quite a ruckus every time I have to go through a metal detector. ;)
And professions you mentioned contain some that this administration has attacked as “not professional” which means some of them will not get benefits and assistance such as tuition that they would get if they were considered “professions”. That happened a while ago and I haven’t read any analysis of the fallout yet, but it’s a disgrace.
It is the most ridiculous and untrue statement this administration said about nurses not being a profession. I cannot wrap my head around it. As someone stated, and I agree -- we nurses are taught skills and the intuition to react and save lives. Our experience in hospitals and surgery to mention just two is not something someone without a nursing degree can manage appropriately to save lives. As a pt was bleeding out post cardiac cath - it was my training for my bachelor of science in nursing degree, my experience, my profession that taught & prepared me how to save her life when she was losing so much blood and seconds counted. Nursing isn't a profession?
To all the nurses here, I wonder what the people in DC who said yours wasn’t a “profession” would think the next time they were in a hospital, and you guy’s weren’t there for them. Any one of you would be better at Mr “a worm ate my brains” job than he is.
Don’t worry about anything that person says! He is one or two steps from a straitjacket, then maybe the real White House problem will be gone! Steve, is it Miller?
Nurses are great people to have around when you are sick, and to trying to dumb them down, shows a persons lack of intelligence!
Yes - they are total imbeciles. I can't help but wonder if this "handmaid's tale" wannabe administration said this about Nursing because it is a profession of around 86-89% women!! And women working for them falling in line! Insane. Anything they can say or do to suppress women! Their ignorant lemmings come right out and say women should have never been allowed to vote!! It's truly unbelievable, astonishing, ignorant & backwards what they think. Power, control, and greed.
It absolutely is. And if you go to the city hospitals especially thru ER it is the ER nurses who will save your life. The doctors are few and far between. And often are inexperienced interns.
As a retired RN, I completely agree with you. There are skills that are taught in nursing that nowhere else could you gain the skills and intuition to save a life.
YouTube has many news channels showing the same short video. The only one that stood out? The short Fox video.
Its headline: "He stood his ground!".
Even when a kid courageously cultivates fierce kindness, the insecure Fox "men" need to turn it into a narrative where suddenly that kid seems to be the victim of a huge attack and then uses his testosterone to "defend" himself against it. And of course, the headline ignores the fact that it was TEAMWORK that saved the boy. Just like it was teamwork that made Spain the winner of the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Fox Sunday anchor Hegseth is firing tons of the bravest young (and older) Americans in the military, only because they are pro-democracy (starting with those who are not white or male).
If THIS is the poison you're fed each and every day, and for decades already, is it any wonder that you become so cynical that you even imagine that the party led by a convicted rapist must somehow have something better to offer than all the ordinary citizens forming the Democratic Party, quietly cultivating a strong moral spine behind the scenes?
On days when the news feels relentlessly bad, stories like this — and the countless others most of us never hear about — are genuinely uplifting. Thank you.
And to me the best part is he and his family did not accept a monetary reward. His mother statement says it all, he loves his job helping people. Adult can learn from that.
Exactly, which is why he waved the adults away as they don't KNOW their ocean like lifeguards everywhere do. I live beachside in FL, and my county has the best lifeguards and are usually toe-to-toe with those from Cali when they compete. Kids who rise to the occasion so many times are unsung heroes and happy this one was recognized.
The young man who rescued the young boy is an example we should all aspire to and get involved - help others when they need help. There is a lot of good in the world that we seldom see. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. My grandchildren's generation often gets a bum rap. It is my generation who should be apologizing for the horrible mess we have made for them to clean up.
Amazing courage and strength (not just muscle, but of character). And in that moment, recognizing that the other adults could be in danger and waving them away, even though his own life might have been in danger, is even more amazing. Perhaps this generation will save us all!
Ryan is an amazing human being. Mature beyond his years. He got to me. A personification of present energy rather than memorized artifical information. Very symbolic...The power of humanity.
I've tutored K-12 for ten years in Arizona. Children know who they are. They're born with character and gifts for their future. Extremely polite, curious about others, and caring about the world. They come to me because they "don't fit in", or they talk too much, or have trouble sitting still. Most are grouped as ADHD or such. They try so hard to fit in, but their minds are wired for something more, and they become frustrated. One was held back because he simply stopped talking or participating. They know more than we do. Often well meaning parents don't see it, they want their kids to fit in.
Allowing a space for them to "walk around the room", look out the window, talk, write, draw, relax, and tell me what they know gives great insight. An 11-year old told me he had been teaching himself Japanese (his parents had no idea). His vocabulary was vast and once he felt comfortable telling me how he thought, I knew I was sitting beside a genius. Another 10-year old boy asked, "did you know..." and went on to explain in detail each stage of a waste recycling facility (products, pressure, temperature, and all). Another day he asked where he could find the names of chemical elements (in the Periodic Table which he had never seen). He loves the world, studies plants and foods of other countries. He will probably be a peace ambassador. An 8-year old girl who likes music, understands math and numbers as a language (genius) but couldn't yet see how certain letters make sounds. She feels she gets punished if she doesn't read correctly, and forced to be something she is not. A bright and loving teen girl who is concerned about her parents. They see it all.
They have wisdom beyond our years, yet we often hold them back; because WE feel limited and fearful. We can't imagine they are brave and capable of so much humanity. Yes, we want to protect them, and we will, but there is more they want to give, and we must'nt deny them.
Thank God for Ryan, his family, all those who tried and who did help, and the capture on video that day. May that real episode remain alive in each one of us.
Thank you for that uplifting story. I see a lot of of wonderful courteous young people every day here in Connecticut and it helps me to keep my faith in young people. It really is encouraging. There are a lot of good kids out there!
Thank you for sharing hope with us. We are in great need of the ability to recognize hope and the presence of kindness and sacrifice. It is few and far between in today's media.
What a wonderful save. It actually made the National News. I love having good news for a change. Thanks for sharing.
The young man that saved the boy didn’t even know it was on the social media sites as he doesn’t have any social media. His life is and will continue to be full because he is present. No distractions. 👏
The Dog - Agree. Credit to the 16 year old, truly amazing, but also some credit is due to the parents who have raised him this way. I first saw this video on AP news site and now on other news sites - but it is one of those kinds of videos that should be everywhere. I don’t do social media sites so it was nice to see this elsewhere showcasing what humanity should look like. He didn’t care about anything other than helping another human being in need.
Completely agree. Kids watch parents behaviors, body language and tones. I too have no social media so seeing it on the Today show was uplifting knowing it was available to most everyone. Our adult son and his wife also have no social media. They too are present in life.
Thank you 🙏 yet again, Adam, for another uplifting story. I’ve worked in two middle schools for a total of twelve years and I also see the goodness of kids today. A lot of folks talk bad about them, but I disagree. The great majority are like Ryder!
True my son is amazing. Since he was a young teen he has had strong principles and is very kind. He teaches middle school biology. The students really like him.
I would really like to take credit, but honestly its nothing we did as parents. He developed it on his own.
I know that people put super hero comics and movies down, but they really have a theme of doing the right thing because its the right thing to do.
Amen.
If as you say the great majority of our youth are like Ryder, there is hope for our world and our future.
Yes, there is!
Human nature can be dark but there are many who choose a better path and walk in the light. Lifeguards, firefighters, policemen, paramedics, nurses, doctors and others. They’re there when you need them most. Thank god for them, they are the best of us.
And they help everyone, regardless, as the saying goes, “without fear or favor”.
Unfortunately that doesn’t apply to a number of cops these days. I still want to believe most of them are good. But… I think that the roles of lifeguards, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, nurses, doctors, and other first responders have not been as politicized/hijacked by the current administration.
Teachers are trying to stay afloat. No, they’re not first responders in the normal sense of the word, but without them, none of the previously mentioned folks could read or write as well as they likely do— for starters. They are the role models with whom our kids spend a vast majority of the day, in most cases. But their roles are also being politicized and attacked.
Thanks, Adam, for sharing this fantastic news. Great way to start a Sunday! 🙏🏼♥️💙 Please keep fighting.
Let's not confuse most of law enforcement with ICE. Yes, there are bad eggs in police departments, no doubt. Some who should have never passed through the Academy, and got the badge. Some who think that swagger and power should supplant doing the right thing, and treating people with humanity. But many follow procedures, follow the law, and don't maim or kill people. The criminals of ICE should not be painting all of law enforcement in a negative light.
I’d change “many” to a very few. I can’t speak for big cities but a lot of local municipalities thoroughly screen prospective police officers. Written, physical, psychological, polygraph, administrative screening and background checks have been common since the 1970’s in many departments. Since then, many require a criminal justice degree. The vast majority that choose this profession want to do the right thing and help people. Yes, there are some that are badge heavy and yes there are some that are corrupt but they don’t start out that way. When you deal with the same kinds of people day in and day out, it can turn you to the dark side. Tell you what, if someone is breaking into my house at 3 am, I’m still gonna call the police and take my chances.
We are saying the same thing; I don't disagree.
And that’s precisely why I said, “I still want to believe most of them are good.”
I knew a guy who became a cop. He always had a chip on his shoulder. He said he became a cop because it was the biggest and baddest gang in the city. (Chicago). And back then in order to get hired you had to have a "recommendation" from an Alderman, which he did.
Fireman and paramedics were the really good guys.
Appreciate your shout out. I think that most cops are good, but when U get a bad one, that's a life threatening bad problem. They are still my brothers & sisters. I was LA County FFPM over 30 Yr. We used to joke with the cops, & tell them, "inside every cop, there's a FF struggling to get out of that cop uniform" lol
This guy did not stay as a cop for more than a few years. He drank himself out of the job. He was frustrated that they wouldn't let him bust heads. He was a okay, but had a bad temper.
Good riddance to him. I also know of a cop that didn't last very long. Had the same idiot attitude. Good cops don't like people like them, they give all cops a very bad name.
Many police officers (and other first responders) fall into in this category. Some do not. The MAGAts among them who’ve sold their souls to djt do not share in this “everyday hero” status.
I forgot… teachers. ♥️
Thanks for adding teachers. Such an important profession. Daughter still teaching, 20+years at LAUSD. She, like so many in this profession, are very kind, caring, empathetic, & dedicated to help mold our future adults into responsible, moral adults. She has had so many former students visit her, & tell her what a positive impact, that she had on their lives. I love teachers.
Fellow lifelong teacher here—God bless your precious daughter and the very important work she does every single day!
Just added that. Thanks for doing it too!
My parents and uncle were all teachers, my husband and I were teachers, my oldest granddaughter is a school counselor and her sister is majoring in elementary education in college. I have been the student of and worked with many dedicated teachers in my lifetime. God bless them all.
Teresa - I am a retired/disabled police officer - married to a retired firefighter/paramedic with one child who enlisted young in the Navy as a corpsman in the medical field and another who has become a firefighter/paramedic about to marry a nurse. We all joined our preferred profession because we all have/had a strong desire to help others. There are good people and bad people in every profession. It usually depends on why they joined. If they thought they were going to be able to shoot guns and kill the bad guy then they have no business being in that profession (both military and law enforcement) imo. Same if they have a god complex. If they joined because they wanted to help others then I believe that they will do well in their profession (all professions). Most of the work in these jobs is dealing with the darkest days of people’s lives and they are asking you for help. A majority is paperwork but it’s that brief moment when you make a difference in someone’s life that makes it worth the sacrifice of not having a “normal” family life. Shift work sucks no matter what job it is if you have to work long hours, overtime and different shifts if it’s a 24/7 type of job. Our family never knew what it was like to actually have a holiday off - until I was forced out on disability - but we celebrated when we could.
We wouldn’t be here without the teachers who helped others try to get a job and function in daily life. Military keeps us safe, grocery workers keep us fed, warehouse workers get us what we need, nurses and doctors heal us, firefighters save us and good police try their darn best while bad police keep us in the news. I blame politics and administrations for protecting the bad actors regardless of where they work. We all have regrets and we all shoulder the blame when things don’t go right in our jobs but although I shot a person my body took his bullets first. I replay it in my head every day and I am sure that those with a conscience do so as well in their own situation but we are all human. It just depends on the level of humanity we have inside us.
So true. Paramedics and Fire are really dedicated. I tried to become a paramedic. I took an EMT course and volunteered at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. I was fine until they asked me to help with a patient who had possible menegitus. I found out that I'm a germophobe.
But you tried. That’s what’s important.
rlritt - At least you tried. I don’t like germs either. I couldn’t do what the firefighters, paramedics, nurses and doctors do. I did limited basic aid on scenes when needed but I was always relieved when I heard the medics pull up and someone more skilled took over. I owe all of them my life for stopping the bleeding when I was shot - both before I got to the hospital and once I was there. 3 bullets were removed but I still have 2 souvenirs left inside me. I cause quite a ruckus every time I have to go through a metal detector. ;)
Thats terrible. Im glad you were okay. What a horrible experience. Yeah people dont give these emergency health providers enough credit.
There are always bad apples, it’s a question of how many, just a few or the whole bushel.
I know you said "others," but I'd like to formally add "teachers"!
And professions you mentioned contain some that this administration has attacked as “not professional” which means some of them will not get benefits and assistance such as tuition that they would get if they were considered “professions”. That happened a while ago and I haven’t read any analysis of the fallout yet, but it’s a disgrace.
It is the most ridiculous and untrue statement this administration said about nurses not being a profession. I cannot wrap my head around it. As someone stated, and I agree -- we nurses are taught skills and the intuition to react and save lives. Our experience in hospitals and surgery to mention just two is not something someone without a nursing degree can manage appropriately to save lives. As a pt was bleeding out post cardiac cath - it was my training for my bachelor of science in nursing degree, my experience, my profession that taught & prepared me how to save her life when she was losing so much blood and seconds counted. Nursing isn't a profession?
To all the nurses here, I wonder what the people in DC who said yours wasn’t a “profession” would think the next time they were in a hospital, and you guy’s weren’t there for them. Any one of you would be better at Mr “a worm ate my brains” job than he is.
These guys usually rich jerks so they go concierge private hospitals.
John - Very true. Wonder if McConnell was part of the “not a profession” camp or if he’s since changed his mind if he was?
If he still has a mind, we don’t know that he does one way or the other.
Absolutely!!
💯
Don’t worry about anything that person says! He is one or two steps from a straitjacket, then maybe the real White House problem will be gone! Steve, is it Miller?
Nurses are great people to have around when you are sick, and to trying to dumb them down, shows a persons lack of intelligence!
TC
California
Yes - they are total imbeciles. I can't help but wonder if this "handmaid's tale" wannabe administration said this about Nursing because it is a profession of around 86-89% women!! And women working for them falling in line! Insane. Anything they can say or do to suppress women! Their ignorant lemmings come right out and say women should have never been allowed to vote!! It's truly unbelievable, astonishing, ignorant & backwards what they think. Power, control, and greed.
It absolutely is. And if you go to the city hospitals especially thru ER it is the ER nurses who will save your life. The doctors are few and far between. And often are inexperienced interns.
As a retired RN, I completely agree with you. There are skills that are taught in nursing that nowhere else could you gain the skills and intuition to save a life.
💯 agree!
YouTube has many news channels showing the same short video. The only one that stood out? The short Fox video.
Its headline: "He stood his ground!".
Even when a kid courageously cultivates fierce kindness, the insecure Fox "men" need to turn it into a narrative where suddenly that kid seems to be the victim of a huge attack and then uses his testosterone to "defend" himself against it. And of course, the headline ignores the fact that it was TEAMWORK that saved the boy. Just like it was teamwork that made Spain the winner of the World Cup.
Meanwhile, Fox Sunday anchor Hegseth is firing tons of the bravest young (and older) Americans in the military, only because they are pro-democracy (starting with those who are not white or male).
If THIS is the poison you're fed each and every day, and for decades already, is it any wonder that you become so cynical that you even imagine that the party led by a convicted rapist must somehow have something better to offer than all the ordinary citizens forming the Democratic Party, quietly cultivating a strong moral spine behind the scenes?
Indeed!
He truly is a hero… giving credit to his coworkers and doing a great job….his parents must be so proud of him♥️ beautiful soul
This is just a wonderful piece of good news this morning, Adam. So uplifting. Thank you so much for posting this!!!!
Totally agree. I would love to see more of these 🙏
Check out https://www.goodgoodgood.co
See it all or pick your area of interest - there're a lot of good people out there. And good news to bolster your energy!
Thank you- I need this - lol 🙏🏻
On days when the news feels relentlessly bad, stories like this — and the countless others most of us never hear about — are genuinely uplifting. Thank you.
That was one angry ocean. You can clearly see that this young lifeguard knew EXACTLY what he was doing. What a hero. Thanks Adam.
And to me the best part is he and his family did not accept a monetary reward. His mother statement says it all, he loves his job helping people. Adult can learn from that.
Raising them right
Exactly, which is why he waved the adults away as they don't KNOW their ocean like lifeguards everywhere do. I live beachside in FL, and my county has the best lifeguards and are usually toe-to-toe with those from Cali when they compete. Kids who rise to the occasion so many times are unsung heroes and happy this one was recognized.
The young man who rescued the young boy is an example we should all aspire to and get involved - help others when they need help. There is a lot of good in the world that we seldom see. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you. My grandchildren's generation often gets a bum rap. It is my generation who should be apologizing for the horrible mess we have made for them to clean up.
Amazing courage and strength (not just muscle, but of character). And in that moment, recognizing that the other adults could be in danger and waving them away, even though his own life might have been in danger, is even more amazing. Perhaps this generation will save us all!
Ryan is an amazing human being. Mature beyond his years. He got to me. A personification of present energy rather than memorized artifical information. Very symbolic...The power of humanity.
I've tutored K-12 for ten years in Arizona. Children know who they are. They're born with character and gifts for their future. Extremely polite, curious about others, and caring about the world. They come to me because they "don't fit in", or they talk too much, or have trouble sitting still. Most are grouped as ADHD or such. They try so hard to fit in, but their minds are wired for something more, and they become frustrated. One was held back because he simply stopped talking or participating. They know more than we do. Often well meaning parents don't see it, they want their kids to fit in.
Allowing a space for them to "walk around the room", look out the window, talk, write, draw, relax, and tell me what they know gives great insight. An 11-year old told me he had been teaching himself Japanese (his parents had no idea). His vocabulary was vast and once he felt comfortable telling me how he thought, I knew I was sitting beside a genius. Another 10-year old boy asked, "did you know..." and went on to explain in detail each stage of a waste recycling facility (products, pressure, temperature, and all). Another day he asked where he could find the names of chemical elements (in the Periodic Table which he had never seen). He loves the world, studies plants and foods of other countries. He will probably be a peace ambassador. An 8-year old girl who likes music, understands math and numbers as a language (genius) but couldn't yet see how certain letters make sounds. She feels she gets punished if she doesn't read correctly, and forced to be something she is not. A bright and loving teen girl who is concerned about her parents. They see it all.
They have wisdom beyond our years, yet we often hold them back; because WE feel limited and fearful. We can't imagine they are brave and capable of so much humanity. Yes, we want to protect them, and we will, but there is more they want to give, and we must'nt deny them.
Thank God for Ryan, his family, all those who tried and who did help, and the capture on video that day. May that real episode remain alive in each one of us.
Thank you for that uplifting story. I see a lot of of wonderful courteous young people every day here in Connecticut and it helps me to keep my faith in young people. It really is encouraging. There are a lot of good kids out there!
I was in awe. Those waves were brutal
Loved this SO very much! Thank you.
Thank you for sharing hope with us. We are in great need of the ability to recognize hope and the presence of kindness and sacrifice. It is few and far between in today's media.
That's why we call this a "Washing Machine!"
Been surfing all my life and have nearly drowned twice in a ‘washing machine’ 40 years ago.
The surf can be brutal here. They were putting out warnings all week 34 people had to be rescued over the weekend last week.