A long time ago, when I was a kid growing up in the arctic at a gold mine in Discovery, NWT we had miner named Elmer.
He was in his 30's and worked underground. He was a large man with a big belly. He must have weighed over 300 pounds.
I always remember him because he and his friend who was just a small guy had a little boat that they used to take out on the lake to go fishing. Elmer would sit in the back of the boat and his friend in the front. It was so funny to see them because the bow of the boat would be way out of the water. It always made me laugh!
One day while working underground after blasting, Elmer and a young guy about 23 where scaling the roof. Scaling is when the miners took loose chunks of rock down from the ceiling using long crowbars. The young guy was standing beside the pit and Elmer was a slight distance away from him.
All of a sudden Elmer must have seen something on the ceiling. He rushed over and pushed the young guy out of the way saving his life.
A big piece of rock weighing over a ton fell from the roof and caught Elmer who got knocked down the pit with this chunk of rock on top of him. He died instantly.
Without a thought for his own safety he saved the young guys life and made the ultimate sacrifice.
I cried when I heard the news of what had happened as I knew I would never see Elmer again fishing in his little boat.
This is a true story and shows the capacity and unselfishness of the human heart.
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wow! what an amazing thing to do for someone, I imagine that he didn't think but just acted from his heart. Thanks so much for telling this story and my life is enriched to know more about the true generosity of humans! Also, I'm sure your childhood in the Arctic gave you many stories :-)
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Thanks!
Yes I am sure it was the instinct of a good soul that just did something that needed to be done!
Humans have a way of surprising us at times. And then I think about those teenagers that laughed and watched that guy drown.
I had a wonderful childhood growing up in the Arctic! I have many stories!
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You are so right that humans have a way of surprising us at times and in many different kinds of ways! like to read more about your arctic adventures ;-)
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Here are four stories I wrote about growing up in Discovery, NWT
Hope you like them.
https://steemit.com/adventure/@acwood/journey-to-the-new-world
https://steemit.com/adventure/@acwood/discovery-nwt
https://steemit.com/adventure/@acwood/the-great-discovery-gold-heist
https://steemit.com/nature/@acwood/a-night-to-remember
I probably have a few more locked in my head somewhere!
Haha!
Thanks
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great, I'll read these! thanks so much
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Thanks, my friend!
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Gotta love this--it's the winner of a Best of Steemit award for today. You'll see that come out on my blog in about ten minutes. Great stuff.
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Thank you, @cristof!
Much appreciated, my friend!
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thanks @cristof, your support is very appreciated!
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You bet! You deserve it!
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I got a bellyRub and this post has received a 2.69 % upvote from @bellyrub thanks to: @acwood.
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Thanks! You old belly rubber!
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Wow!!! What a story and complete random act of kindness and selflessness on Elmer's part.
I have upvoted this at 100% of my voting power today and resteemed it.
@natureofbeing is away for a couple of days. I have noted this and she will read your entry and vote as soon as she is back.
Well done @acwood!
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Thank you so much. It is a memory from long ago and it is part of who I am now.
It was a sacrifice by a great soul!
I will always remember Elmer!
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This post received a 3.4% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @acwood! For more information, click here!
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Thanks @randowhale, you big happy mammal!
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Great story! What a thoughtless act of kindness! So glad you wrote about it. Thanks. 🐓🐓
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Thank you! It is not often you see something as selfless and courageous as that.
Although it saddens me when I think about it, it also inspires me to be as "good" as this man was!
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Thanks for the reply @acwood
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Thanks!
That clears things up for me!
Appreciated!
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