A man is being hailed as a hero in his native Australia this week, after saving the life of a toddler who collapsed in a local supermarket.
Here is a link to the article with video, from the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/20/rowan-oneill-supermarket-hero-cpr-australia_n_2917593.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009
It's so exciting to see people step in and help!
By Blake Deere
To accomplish the mission of conducting some form of prosocial behavior towards an individual, for whom I have never met, was a challenging task to go about completing. I came across the idea of the perfect way to do this. I drove into Tecumseh, MI and proceeded my way to the McDonald’s drive through. After arriving I first gave my order, which irrelevantly was a large iced tea, and then I instructed the drive through attendant to inform me of the price of the order behind me. After being told the amount of the following order, which was approximately eight dollars, I asked the cashier to use the money I gave her, not only for my order by the following one as well. By doing this I was able to conduct the prosocial act for a stranger, while avoiding receiving any type of reward. In my opinion this was the most efficient way to complete my task. After the deed was done I felt fairly content with myself, for the fact that I conducted an act of kindness expecting nothing in return, my intentions felt pure, as did I.
First, a note on Mission Blogs...
So far, everyone has done a nice job on missions, and it is really hard to decide which one to pick to post on the class blog. Because they're all good, I pick one that I think has really clear and applicable examples of what the blog was looking for AND what we've talked about in class. I am hoping that by the end of the semester, everyone will have a blogged mission, article summary, or other info (seriously - let me know, and we can post it!) that they've contributed to the course site. Keep up the great work!
This week, our blog is submitted by Leah Edwards:
The first part of the mission was to do something nice for someone you are friends or family with. My friend was telling me that her boyfriend works with the people responsible for hiring at his large firm and I remembered that my brother is currently applying for jobs. I decided to get all the paperwork together, get hm the name of the person directly responsible for doing the hiring, and email him all the information. I figured this would be a nice gesture since I know how hard he is working to find a job and having a connection to this company would be helpful to him. When I called to tell him what I had found out I could tell he was happy to hear that I knew someone who worked for the company and had good connections. My hope is that this nice act will help him get a great job because i really want to see him succeed!
The second part of the mission was to do something nice for someone you do not know. This was definitely way trickier than the first part of the mission. I kept an eye out for opportunities to be nice to a stranger and one actually fell right in front of me. As I was putting my dishes away in Ritchie Market Place, I had just set them on the conveyer belt and turned to walk away when I saw a girl drop part of her dishes. Part of me thought that stinks, you should just keep walking, but suddenly it dawned on me that this was the perfect time to do my mission. So I stopped and turned around to help her pick up the cup and silverware off the floor. Neither of us said much, except for her simply saying thank you, and we continued on our separate ways. I could tell just by the smile she gave me when I helped her pick them up that she appreciated the small act of kindness and I felt good about it as well.
By Cody Barnes
A friend of mine was in need of a ride to work the other day. He wasn't supposed to go into work that day but his manager had called him in. Unfortunately, his car needed some work done and he decided to have it worked on that day because it was his off day. As a result, he needed a ride and called for a ride. If I hadn't been busy at the time and had more of a heads up, it wouldn't have been a real issue, but I was actually pretty busy at the time. he offered money to compensate for the inconvenience, but I told him to keep it. Instead, I told him I'd do it as long as he agreed to be there for me if I ever needed a ride. Who knows what may happen in the future? It's not unlikely that I will at some point in time need a ride somewhere at the last minute just like him. So as long as he is willing to be there for me, despite short notice and being busy, I can also be there for him. This is an example of me doing something prosocial for reciprocation.
This man helped save six children, is now getting harassed for it:
There is a potential cost to helping others, but this is one we don't typically consider.
Any thoughts?
Submitted by Dr. Beechler on 1/18/13.
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