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The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 6) By David Bruce Copyright 2014 by Bruce D. Bruce SMASHWORDS EDITION Thank you for downloading this free ebook. You are welcome to share it with your friends. This book may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided the book remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed this book, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support. Advice If you stop on a highway to help someone, be careful. I have read many, many newspaper articles about Good Samaritans being hit and injured or killed by vehicles when they stop to help someone. Sometimes, the best thing to do is simply to call 911 or whatever your country’s emergency number is. ••• The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 6) Chapter 1: Stories 1-50 “It’s a Great Thing that People Actually Stopped to Help” On 20 February 2014 on State Road 836 in Florida, Pamela Rauseo, age 37, hit the brakes and got out of her car. Miami Herald photojournalist Al Diaz, who was in the car behind her, said, “A woman pops out of the car and starts screaming, ‘My baby can’t breathe! My baby can’t breathe! Call 911!’” The baby was Ms. Rauseo’s five-month-old nephew, Sebastian De La Cruz. A woman named Lucila Godoy ran over to help as Ms. Rauseo performed CPR; Sweetwater Police Officer Amauris Bastidas also gave chest compressions. (Mr. Diaz had jogged through traffic lanes to find more help; he summoned Officer Bastidas to the scene.) The baby’s life was saved; Miami Fire Rescue took the baby, who was born prematurely and with respiratory issues, to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Pediatrics Unit, where a spokesperson said the baby’s condition was stable. Ms. Godoy said, “I think I just did whatever any person would do.” Officer Bastidas said, “The baby was pale, blue in color.” He added, “Save someone’s life. It’s my duty. It’s my duty to act.” Mr. Diaz said, “It’s a great thing that people actually stopped to help.” Two Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Haz-Mat team members — Captain Anthony Trim and Lieutenant Alvaro Tonanez — also stopped to help. (1) “Thanks for Being There and Not Leaving One Minute Before or One Minute After. Thank You for Saving My Baby’s Life” On Saturday, 30 November 2013, Peter Holland, a Challenger Motor Freight driver from Waterdown, Ontario, Canada, and Fredrick Robatcek, a professional driver from Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, were at a Denny’s in the Pilot Flying J Truck Stop at I-30 and Highway 108 in Texarkana, Arkansas, when a woman went into labor. She had been on her way to the hospital, but she and her sister stopped to pick up their mother, who worked at Denny’s. But the baby started being born, and the woman — 21-year-old Kaycee Triana — screamed. Mr. Holland said, “When I got up in the morning, I went to the bathroom and washed my hands. … When I went around the corner to get coffee, there was this blood-curdling scream.” Triana said, “I just dropped my pants because the head was half-way out,” she said. “Fred came over and laid me down and went ahead and got the rest of my pants off.” Mr. Holland said, “Everyone was just watching. There was just a lot of blood and it was just a matter of they didn’t know what to do. I dived in and did what I thought should be done.” Mr. Robatcek assisted. He said, “I needed to keep her calm. I was holding her hand so she had something to cling on to.” Mr. Holland and Mr. Robatcek assisted in the delivery and moved the umbilical cord from around the 10-pound, 4-ounce baby boy’s neck. Ms. Triana said, “Everyone started clapping and applauding. [I] just thank God they were there, that they stayed calm and helped me because no one else was going to help. They are my angels.” In a newspaper article, Ms. Triana thanked the two truck drivers: “Thanks for being there and not leaving one minute before or one minute after. Thank you for saving my baby’s life.” The baby grabbed the little finger of Mr. Holland, who said, “It wasn’t until I got back in my truck and was headed toward Mexico that I realized … I just helped someone through a very difficult situation and delivered a healthy baby boy — and all before breakfast!” Mr. Robatcek said, “What a great experience this time of year. I’ve been feeding off the energy … I’m sure God was just chuckling as all this unfolded. He was the one who dispatched us there.” Mr. Holland said, “It was emotional. I went on my way to Mexico and it dawned on me what I had just done. It was good. I was very happy.” Ms. Triana and her husband, Ramon, named their son Andrew “Andi” Alfredo Avendano. Mr. Robatcek said, “America thinks that drivers are the worst people on the planet. I don’t want that image. I never wanted that image. For the positivity that came out of this, really for the whole industry, is just wow, what a great occupation.” Mr. Holland said, “You can have all the money in the world, but the newborn smile of the baby … that’s something I’ll live with the rest of my life.” The Truckload Carriers Association named both Mr. Holland and Mr. Robatcek Highway Angels in recognition of their good deed. (2) Memories of Robin Williams Comedian/actor Robin Williams died on 11 August 2014. Many Redditors shared memories of him, including some memories about his good deeds: 1) flying_d wrote, “My Dad is a pilot and told me a story a few years back about meeting Robin Williams on one of his flights. He was actually commuting on a connect flight to Minneapolis from where he would be starting his trip from and happened to be sitting next to none other than Robin Williams’ wife (Robin was sitting a few seats ahead of him). My dad got up a short while into the flight and asked him if he wanted to switch seats with him so that he could be with his wife. According to my dad, Robin Williams responded with a friendly smile and said, ‘No, it’s okay. I feel a bit like wandering around right now anyway.’ He got up, shook my dad’s hand, and then proceeded to go say hey to other passengers for a bit. My dad said he was one of the friendliest guys he had ever met.” 2) bonyponyride wrote, “I met Robin in 1992 when I was 11 years old. The pool scene in Mrs. Doubtfire was filmed at the pool where I used to swim as a kid. “One night I was with a friend at the pool and we thought we saw Robin swimming. We kept a close eye on him from 100 feet away, trying to figure out if it was actually him. The man stood up at the edge of the pool and looked over at us. It was him! We waved. He was wearing swimming paddles on his hands, so he immediately went into character, clapped the paddles together, barked at us like a seal and waved back. “He got out of the pool and walked over to us, where we gushed to him about our favorite films of his. Then he signed a couple autographs, we thanked him for his time, and he went off to the locker room. I’ll never forget that moment. What a cool and hilarious dude.” 3) EbidColeslawToo wrote, “Mrs. Doubtfire came out right after my parents got divorced. “I remember seeing it in the theatre with my brother and dad. Now, during any other movie, my dad would fall asleep …. But, I remember watching tears run down his cheek during Mrs. Doubtfire while he sat awake, wide-eyed for the whole movie (no doubt thinking about his own divorce and how much he loved his children). “Even though I was only 7 at the time … I remember my father’s tears made me realize what a life-changing thing we were going through together. “My father passed away 6 years after that — and watching Mrs. Doubtfire next to him in the theatre remains one of my favorite memories of him.” 4) asar5932 wrote, “When I was maybe 10 years old, I was in the lobby of a hotel in Baltimore and my dad tapped me on the shoulder and pointed to a guy standing in line. I turned and saw a short, hairy guy with a big backpack. When I realized who it was, I let out a gasp and made eye contact with Robin Williams. He then looked back at me and let out a gasp of his own. Small, insignificant story, but it makes me laugh thinking back to that.” 5) hibloodstevia wrote, “My favorite Robin Williams moment: He was asked by a reporter what he said to aspiring comedians who asked him if they should be a comedian. “He flatly said, ‘I tell them no. Don’t do it.’ “When asked why he would say such a thing, he replied, ‘If they have the drive to make it, they’re not going to give a f[**]k about what I say. And if someone quits because I say that, then they weren’t going to make it anyway.