Saving Another He Saved Himself

The story is told of a man who was caught in a terrible blizzard. The snow was falling at such a rapid pace that he could not see the road ahead. He had to stop. There was no alternative, and now he didn't know exactly where he was.

The car was running, and the heat was on, but now his fuel level was very low. He knew he had no choice but to try to brave it out in the storm. He turned his car engine off, put on every stitch of clothing he had, and walked through the tempestuous flakes. Though he continued to walk for moments, then minutes, then hours, there was nothing in sight. He grew very weary and felt that he should just lie down for a minute or two to rest, but he resisted the urge because he knew that if he stopped, he might never get up again. He thought about being buried in the snow with no one to find him until it melted, so he trudged on.

After a few more hours, the man was finally so exhausted that he could not walk any further. Although he knew the possibilities if he were to lie down, he couldn't resist any more. He decided to just stop for a moment and fell to the ground below.

He had just begun to rest when he began to feel something moving under him. As he moved his hands to feel around, he realized that the object below him was another person. With heroic new strength, he uncovered the fallen man below him, hoisted him upon his shoulders, and began walking again. He had only walked another one hundred yards when he saw the light from a little cabin just ahead of him.

When he reached the door, the man knocked, was received inside, and found a welcoming stranger who lead he and his new found friend to a warm fire that was crackling in the fireplace. As the man sipped on a warm cup of coffee, and watched the man he had uncovered revive again, he suddenly realized, by helping someone else, he had saved himself.

Sometimes when the storms of life become so difficult that one cannot see and a person feels that demise is the only answer, helping someone else just may be the cure for helping oneself.

Until tomorrow...Why Say More?