How I saved a life.

Seeing how the recent events of the controversial Zimmerman case have most of my fellow DUers down I thought I share something positive.

About a week ago, I was miserably working my dead end job at Knotts Berry Farm; I almost called off that day.My supervisor told me to take out the garbage and headed out toward the back end of our shop where our dumpsters were located. As I walk out the of the dumpster area I noticed one of my fellow employees giving the " help I'm choking " look and without pausing(his face was also turning purple too), I stepped up to the plate.

Though I haven't been officially trained in the heimlich maneuver, past incidents have seasoned my capabilities in applying it and as always, I was able to get him to breathe.However, some food was still stuck in his esophagus, from what he told me, and he continued to panic.Hell he beg for me not to leave him alone. Seeing that I needed to control the situation, I started to do some small talk, told him how I hated my job and,sarcastically told him how the cafeteria food can kill you (literally).After what seem to be like half an hour of just the two of us hanging out in the back , I finally persuaded him to get hold of our companies first aid office.Then our security staff came,we filed a report,and I went back to my shop and had to explain that I wasn't taking an extra long break.

As I continued to focused the rest of my shift,the heads of my departments came and congratulated me for my deed and called me a hero, to which I replied that " I was just at the right place at the right time" and that I just wanted to finish my shift.Now,till this day, I curse how I was earlier that day.What if I did call off that day?I just cant try to imagine.

Chance, luck, fate, whatever, life should always be cherished for tomorrow is never promised.

Peace be to Trayvon Martin.