One Of the Most Powerful Videos You Will Ever See

Seppo Ilmarinen said:
Thank you for sharing. In some scenes people were bit frozen by somekind of bystander effect, but luckily there are those who just go and risk their lives for someone else sake.
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That is a fairly common thing and to get over it essentially means to not follow the flock, take the lead and do what is right at any given moment and that certainly needs strength and guts.

A pretty good thing that seems to help in such situations, seems to be to consciously take the lead in a given situation and engage those others that are frozen by that bystander effect and/or by what everybody else is doing, by asking them to help you to help the other person who needs help. Lead by example and that seems to effect those who are still in the frozen bystander effect and/or by what everybody else is doing, to help also. There is this video for example that explains it:


Take a special look at 2:57 - 3:14. A woman takes the lead to help that person and suddenly everyone around becomes a good samaritan...

Here is another example:

See what happens when at 1:39 into the video a guy takes the lead and asks others around the scene for the number of an ambulance...

Bottom line is: If you take the lead and get over the flock group dynamic/feeling and start helping the person in need, chances are pretty good that others who are still effected by the bystander effect and/or by what everybody else is doing, will help also. It will give them the needed lead/head figure to follow.

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I think that the majority of people in this world would respond in a similar way to suddenly seeing someone in danger or distress as depicted in these video segments. Not all would leap into action perhaps, but most would have that impulse to help. The psychopaths in power have been trying pretty hard to turn humanity into selfish 'eaters', but the spontaneous and natural inclination to cooperate with other humans and react to help when someone is in distress is hardwired into normal humanity and cannot be so easily subdued or destroyed.
 
watching this this video reminded me a quote :
"One should also keep in mind that when you interfere in the "lesson plan" of another by trying to rescue them, you very often take their karma or lessons on yourself. That is, when you try to stop bullets for someone else, YOU are the one who gets shot" LKJ
 
marek760 said:
watching this this video reminded me a quote :
"One should also keep in mind that when you interfere in the "lesson plan" of another by trying to rescue them, you very often take their karma or lessons on yourself. That is, when you try to stop bullets for someone else, YOU are the one who gets shot" LKJ
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Hum, I can understand what you are trying to say but I don’t think its that simple. Perhaps you were there at that very moment to do something as a lesson. I think its always good to be aware and be paying attention, and do what comes natural at that moment.

From what I remember from first aid class, the most important thing is to take charge of the emergency, and direct people to what needs to be done.
 
dugdeep said:
What's really amazing is the people who put their own lives in danger, jumping onto the tracks to rescue someone in the face of an oncoming train, tackling suicidal people off of ledges, in order to save the lives of complete strangers. Gives one some faith in the human race.

thanks for that, Lisa.
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That's what I was thinking. It's uplifting to see how many people there are that care out there. Thank you, Lisa.
 
I didn't think of it in the context of people trying to 'save' other people.
I looked at it in the context of people caring about what happens to others and being human.
It's not about saving, it's about making an effort, the TRYING, imo.
This really sinks in even more with me lately, how important it is: making the effort for others that, hopefully, we'd make for ourselves. Putting the needs and interests of other people before our own.
Look at how many people in these videos disregarded their own safety and 'comfort' to help another who was in trouble and couldn't do for themself.

The Work in Motion...:-)

I think it matters.
 
Pashalis said:
Seppo Ilmarinen said:
Thank you for sharing. In some scenes people were bit frozen by somekind of bystander effect, but luckily there are those who just go and risk their lives for someone else sake.
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That is a fairly common thing and to get over it essentially means to not follow the flock, take the lead and do what is right at any given moment and that certainly needs strength and guts.

A pretty good thing that seems to help in such situations, seems to be to consciously take the lead in a given situation and engage those others that are frozen by that bystander effect and/or by what everybody else is doing, by asking them to help you to help the other person who needs help. Lead by example and that seems to effect those who are still in the frozen bystander effect and/or by what everybody else is doing, to help also. There is this video for example that explains it:


Bottom line is: If you take the lead and get over the flock group dynamic/feeling and start helping the person in need, chances are pretty good that others who are still effected by the bystander effect and/or by what everybody else is doing, will help also. It will give them the needed lead/head figure to follow.

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Thanks you guys. I like how Pashalis's videos verbally underscored Lisa's video, but also showed a different side to the dynamics in place, again underscoring what it truly takes to separate yourself from the pack, and take action as shown by the acts of heroism seen in Lisa's video. It also touches on the important topic of "monkey see monkey do", "the sheepal" mentality that's very popular theses days. It's like people are afraid to do anything fear that they might be doing the wrong thing. It's a sad fact that people are conditioned to ignore others these days. In some parts of the US it has become illegal to give out food to the homeless.
 
marek760 said:
watching this this video reminded me a quote :
"One should also keep in mind that when you interfere in the "lesson plan" of another by trying to rescue them, you very often take their karma or lessons on yourself. That is, when you try to stop bullets for someone else, YOU are the one who gets shot" LKJ
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I think you're taking this quote out of context. Interfering with someone's lessons by trying to "save" them from themselves and their own choices is quite different from helping in an emergency situation. It would make for a rather cold world if no one would ever lend a helping hand for fear of interfering in life lessons. We're not isolated in this world. We're here to help each other.
 
Thanks for sharing this video Lisa. :hug2:

In addition to the bystander effect, I also see a lot of normalcy bias in inactive people as well. The distinction being that bystander effect is caused by a dilution of responsibility for a terrible event that is unfolding, whereas normalcy bias manifests in some of those people who are onlooking but aren't actively cluing in on how dangerous the situation is for someone. I guess they figure the other person will just snap out of it at the last second. :zzz:

If, heaven forbid, I ever find myself in a dire situation such as those in this video, I can only pray I will rise to the occasion and not succumb to inertia.
 
Abundant food for thought here, thanks Lisa. The spontaneity of several of these actions, say the rescues from the oncoming trains, for example, makes me wonder. There was no time to think in most of those situations, there was only pure action, without any intervening thought. Such action, risking one's life for another, reveals one's true beliefs about the nature of things, does it not?

Amazing video, inspirational!
 
Thanks for sharing Lisa! I watched it a few times with the family. Bless those people's instincts and bravery. I also want to give each of them a hug!
 
That video was incredibly moving and something I really needed to see. I definitely barely held back tears seeing people actually putting themselves at risk to help other people.
 
Thanks Lisa.

In nature, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ThSgJ62CZIA

One female dolphin is clearly trouble and 12 of its family members come to her aid, managing to keep her at the surface of the water, allowing her to breathe.

She is seen in the video wriggling about, uncomfortably on her back and her flippers seemingly paralysed.

Meanwhile her family form a raft of types, using their bodies keeping the injured female above the waterline, allowing her to breathe and regain balance.

It is apparently the first time that this behaviour has been captured on film.
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As one example.
 
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