Daniel got a job as a delivery man to work his way through college. His parents couldn’t save up all the money he needed to get into law school, so since he was 16, he has been taking summer jobs to earn extra money.

The boy usually wakes up at 5 am in summer or winter, riding his rusty (生锈的)old bike delivering packages. It isn’t an easy job, especially during winter. Besides that, his old bike is slow, making things harder. But that isn’t a problem for Daniel. ”Come on, boy! We can do this, “he says to himself.

Daniel’s route is always the same and people in the neighborhood have already known him. He calls them by their names, and they often wave and greet him as he passes.

One day, Daniel came to McReynolds’ house. He parked his bike at the doorstep. He rang the doorbell but no one answered. He tried again, still no answer. Then he left the parcel at the doorstep.

As Daniel jumped back on his bike, he noticed his bike broken down. ”Bad luck!“But as he turned around, he saw a strange man secretly looked around and placed a package under his jacket. Daniel shouted at the man, ”Hey there! What are you doing? That’s not yours!“

The man saw Daniel and started to run. Daniel looked at his broken bike helplessly and ran fast after the man, shouting, ”Stop!Thief!“When the man saw that Daniel was gaining on him, he threw the package at him. Daniel caught it, but he didn’t give up the chase. Then the man tripped over a stone and fell on the floor. Daniel came a few seconds later and got him.

The ruckus (喧闹) alarmed all the neighbors. Then the police were called. McReynolds came out from the house, ”I couldn’t get the door when you rang because I was taking a shower. Thank you for stopping him!“ Daniel smiled back at her and was turning around to leave.

When Daniel was to pick up his bike, he heard a voice behind him, “Wait!”

Minutes later, McReynolds returned, with a beautiful blue bike.

Into the Night

There was no one on the streets, not even a police car. When you don’t even see a police car, you know it’s bad out there. It was a Sunday night in February 1978. I was on my way to the night duty with ambulance, and the snow was really coming down.

When I got to the workplace at 6:25 P.M. my partner, Joe, arrived a few minutes later, and the other workers went home.

The call came in at 7:20 P.M. It was said that at the Children Hospital, there was a baby called Jack with a healthy heart but near death. In Hamilton was another very sick baby named Mary who was waiting for a heart transplant (移植). If we could get Mary to the Children Hospital in time, Jack’s parents were ready to stop his life support and the doctors would be able to use his heart to save Mary’s life.

The dispatcher (调度员) was looking for volunteers to pick up a nurse, a doctor and Mary from Hamilton, and took them to the Children Hospital where Jack was dying. The problem was this heavy snowstorm. All of southern region was almost shut down, and nothing was moving anywhere. So they were asking for volunteers. The driving conditions were so bad that to accept the task was a challenge. But, with our help that night, although one baby would die, the other one might live. That was the deal.

When I explained the situation to my partner, he just looked at me. And I said to the dispatcher, “Okay, we’re going. Let’s move now.”

With great efforts, we finally entered the medical centre in Hamilton. After they got on our ambulance, we headed toward the Children Hospital. Time was precious.

Faced with strong winds, we inched our way along the road, feeling like we were flying a plane in the middle of a fog—sometimes we couldn’t see anything. We slowly made our way under such driving conditions.

Suddenly, they realized how to arrive there in time became urgent (急迫的).

Joe and I both looked at each other with a broad smile.

On February 21, 2018, Christine Cheers' world fell apart. Someone on the other end of the phone had said the words that bring parents to their knees: “There's been an accident.” Her 32-year-old Navy flight surgeon James was injured in a training mission. At hospital, Christine and her husband David were told that he would never breathe on his own and he would never smile at them again.

It was time for Christine to honor the spirit of her son who had switched his major from commerce engineering to premed (医学预科) because he wanted to help people. It was time to make her every worst day some stranger's best one. She instructed the hospital to begin the organ donation process. Christine Cheers wasn't leaving the hospital until every last one of her son's organs left the building. She and David watched hospital employees carry coolers from the operation room. The last one was his heart. “That was the one I cared about most, Christine says, “With bravery and selflessness, James had such an amazing heart.”Seeing James's heart leave the building, Christine fell into a sadness so deep that climbing out seemed impossible. Her only comfort would be to find out that James's organs had helped people, so she wrote each receiver a letter just to know if they were doing all right.

Mike Cohen, a cyclist, had a heart transplant. James's heart! Two months after the surgery, Mike got a call from the organization that arranged the transplant (移植). They had a letter for him from James's mother. As he read Christine's letter, Mike began to understand just how special his new heart was. Eager to know more about James, Mike googled him. He found they had a lot in common. They were both athletic and practically the same age. Another thing he learned about James: His grave site (墓地) was in Jacksonville—the other side of the country.

Upon recovery, Mike announced on social media to take a cross-country trip.

Mike got off his bike and walked straight to Christine, who was waiting at the grave site.