The term "hero" can be used to describe many different types of people.
Obviously, I would consider soldiers to be great heroes, and I would include firefighters, doctors, paramedics, and nurses, of course. But then there are also everyday heroes who are simply going about their daily lives when they decide to do something truly amazing.
One such everyday hero is a young teenager named Jamie Harrington. Jamie is from Ballymun, Ireland, and was recently featured by the Facebook page Humans of Dublin.
Jamie was walking down the street one day on his way to the store, when he spotted a man sitting on the ledge of a bridge looking like he was about to jump. What he did? Absolutely incredible.
And the story doesn't end there. This touching story of Jamie's kind deed has a surprise ending that truly warmed my heart.
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Jamie Harrington told his incredible story to "Humans of Dublin."
"I was just on my way to the American sweet shop to buy some Gatorade, when I saw this guy in his 30s sitting on the ledge of the bridge. I just thought, 'Wow.' I stopped and asked him if he was okay, but I knew from the look in his eyes he wasn't, and he didn't say anything either, but I saw tears coming from his eyes.
"I pleaded with him for a while to come down and sit on the steps, and eventually he did. We sat on the sidewalk on the south side of the Liffey and talked for about 45 minutes, about what was happening to him, why was he feeling that way… I couldn't leave him there alone, but I had to go, so I was going to ring an ambulance. I told him they could help him feel better. But he was like, 'Please, please don't call them, I'm fine, I just want to walk around for a while, I'm gonna be okay!' "
"I told him to please let me ring an ambulance, that I wouldn't sleep knowing he was just walking around alone. So I rang it, and he was taken to St. James Hospital. I got his number so I would know what was going on with him for a good while…"
"And about three months ago, he texted me that his wife is pregnant, they're having a boy, and they're naming him after me. Can you believe that? They're going to name their child after me… He said in that moment that I approached him, he was just about to jump, and those few words saved his life. That they're still ringing in his head every day. 'Are you okay?' I can't really understand how these few words could save his life, but he told me, 'Imagine if nobody ever asked you those words.' "
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