River Adventures

Once upon a time we were tubing down a river and having a grand ole time. We floated past a little boy and his mother, each on a separate tube. A few minutes later, the little boy came back into view, but his mother was stuck upriver on a protruding rock. Seeing the mothers anxious look, a man nearby caught himself on a rock, and grabbed the little boys tube as he came drifting past. When the mother finally made her way downstream and reclaimed her hold on her son's tube, she seemed very grateful. No words were exchanged, no thanks given, no tokens of gratitude. Mother and boy went on their way and the man went on his. Just goes to show that everyday heroes do things regardless of whats in it for them.