“The old woman trapped in the fire reminded me of my mom in Sri Lanka.” A Sri Lankan man who jumped into a house on fire and saved his elderly neighbor in Gunwi, Gyeongbuk, Korea, in February 2017
“As a father with two daughters, I just thought I had to save the baby.” A man in his thirties who rescued four members of a family, including a seven-month-old baby, in a car submerged in water due to heavy rain in Gwangju, Korea, in August 2017
“I was reminded of my grandma in the countryside, so I gave my physical education uniforms to cover her and reported it to the police.” A middle school student who rescued an elderly woman suffering from a heart attack on the road in Suwon, Korea, in October 2016
“I was reminded of the face of my father who died when I was eleven years old, so I only thought about saving him.” A female city councilor who saved an elderly man who suddenly fainted, by giving CPR at the graduation ceremony of a high school in Yeosu, Korea, in February 2017
“I happened to make eye contact with a girl in the car. I was going crazy at that moment because I was reminded of my daughter.” A citizen who saved three members of a family from a car that caught on fire due to a car accident on the Pyeongtaek-Siheung Expressway, Korea, in September 2016
These are the words of those who saved others. At the center of the good hearts of those who saved others’ lives without considering their surroundings, the love for their family was there.