There Are Still Heroes

On cnn.com I Found A Story That Instantly Caught My Eye When I Read The Headline.

The Headline Read: "Flood Rescuer Repeats Father's Heroic Actions"

By: Jessica Ravitz

Here's The Link In Case You Want To Read The Full Article:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/10/02/father.son.flood.heroes/index.html

Date Updated 9:23 a.m. Fri October 2, 2009

Date Read: 8:00 p.m. Sun. October 4, 2009

What Interested Me The Most Were The Words "Rescuer", "Father" And "Heroic".

So I Had To Read The Article To Figure Out What Happened.

On September 22, 2009, A Young Man By The Age Of 37 Named Zack Stephney Put His Life On The Line For The Sake Of Another In Georgia.

This All Coming 30 Years After His Father (Tommie Stephney) Had Died After Trying To Save Others As Well From The Same Fate.

30 Years Prior, Tommie Stephney Was Able To Save 2 Lives After Diving Into The Chattahoochee River In Atlanta, Georgia.

But With The 3rd....He Was Unsuccessful.

The 3rd Person Had Panicked From All The Commotion From The Flooding And Pulled His Rescuer (Tommie) And Himself Into The Rushing Waters To Their Deaths.

Zack Stephney Had Lived His Life Not Really Knowing His Father, Just From Pictures He Had Seen And Very Distant Memories He Had Carried With Him For 30 Years.

And Of Course....His Father's Death.

Zack Stephney Knew That Something Had To Be Done In Order For This Woman's Life To Be Saved. He Knew That He Would NOT Suffer The Same Fate Of His Father.

"Certainly not this day. It was his mother Eva's 72nd birthday. Lord knows she didn't deserve news like that."

Zack Stephney Saw The Woman In Her Car Being Swept Away By The Current And Knew He Had To Be The One That Would Have To Jump Into The Rushing Water, Due To His Smaller Frame And Build.

He Knew Had He Not Reacted With The Help Of Others...The Woman Would Have Drowned In Front Of His Eyes.

Mr. Stephney Was Just An Average Man Putting His Life On The Line For The Sake Of Another.

Although His Father Had Died Attempting The Same Thing...He Reacted With No Hesitation. Fully Knowing That It Was Very Possible To Suffer A Similar Fate.

He Thought About His Father After He Was Able To Save The Woman's Life. And Ran Through The Same Possible Scenarios That Could Have Played Out As Did With His Father.

He Was A Father of 3 With His Wife, Leaquarius. And I'm Sure While He Was Swimming To The Woman To Save Her Life, He Was Thinking About His Wife, Kids, Mother And Father.

Tommie Knew He Must Succeed In Order To Not Put His Family Through The Same Tragedy That His Family Went Through 30 Years Earlier.

He Knew That Failure Was Not An Option.

I Like This Story Most Of All, Due To The Fact That It Has To Do With An "Average" Man Saving The Life Of Another.

This Man Just Happened To Have A Story To Tell.

This Story Proves That There Is Still Good In People And That One Does Not Have To Be A Proclaimed Hero, In Order To Actually Be A Hero.

Heroes Are Born Everyday, And They Always Come Out In The Worst Situations.

Tommie Save The Life Of This Woman In Order To Become Famous. He Did It Because It Was The Right Thing To Do.

"Because It Was The Right Thing To Do"

An Attitude Alot Of People Should Have, But Sadly Forgotten And Only Look Out For Themselves.

This Story Proves That Everyone Can Be A Hero And That There Is STILL Good People On This Planet We Call "Earth"

Its Just Your Choice When It Comes To What One Wants To Do With Their Life.