Hero Lifeguard Saves Boy's Life, Denies Any Reward
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Welcome to Politics by Faith. It's where we take the news of the day, then we bring it to the Bible so we can walk away with peace and perspective. New headlines every day, but Ecclesiastes says there's nothing new under the sun. So thanks for being here to get the true story, the story of the day. Could we just do a nice one for once, please? Do we always... Have to take a terrible story and then work to make it hopeful? Can we just start with a nice one for once? Sorry, I just prepped like two hours. We just did a whole show on COVID and that got me ticked off. And then we did, I just prepped for tomorrow's show on radio about this straight up crazy invasion of tens of thousands of Africans into Spain.
Like what the heck? And it's the end of the week. And I just kind of feel like doing a helpful one. Is that cool? A 16-year-old in Santa Cruz, California, Northern California, south of San Francisco, a lifeguard, 16-year-old lifeguard, saw a 10-year-old boy swept out by the waves. 16 years old. I was a lifeguard. Let me say it like this. I was a lifeguard when I was 16. A lot like this young man. Except I did it at a pool. I was at a pool. I can't even believe we let 16-year-olds be lifeguards at a beach, at a serious beach like Northern California. That is tough work. That is man work. You got to be strong. I swam in college, and when I moved to San Diego, people asked me to go surfing. That's what you do there.
I was like, no problem. Surfing? I could definitely surf. I've never surfed in my life. Like, wow, it's so hard about that. Piece of cake. Getting out there? No problem. I'm an amazing swimmer. And I will never forget it. I got smashed. non-stop couldn't do anything couldn't i couldn't get out there i'm not even talking about like oh i had trouble getting up i couldn't get to where you were you're supposed to go to sit on the board to wait for the wave to come i couldn't even it was awful it was so incredibly humbling i was just wrecked i could not get past the waves how is this possible And eventually you figure out, but you don't get there by fighting it. You can't fight against the waves. You can't do what's possible.
You'll never win. You'll never win. The ocean is so powerful. And when you're 10, I'm guessing this boy wasn't swimming in the ocean. I'm guessing he was just playing in the water up to his ankles or something. And then a wave comes in and sweeps him out. I'm guessing that's what happened because the ocean is ferocious. But this lifeguard saw him and he ran out to get him. Two kids. Two kids. 10-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy. Gosh, my oldest is nine. I think we could be strong enough to be a lifeguard like this one day. My goodness.
How did a 16-year-old lifeguard rescue a 10-year-old boy in Santa Cruz?
And there's video of it. Someone took a video of it. And the waves, they kept coming from, it seems like, every direction. There's a couple things that stand out from the video. First, they keep coming. You can't tell us from the video, but it's 58 degrees. Water is 58 degrees out there. So it's cold enough. It's going to take your breath. That's hard enough. And then just smashing you nonstop. But here's what I love about this lifeguard. One wave in particular was coming to get him. He grabs the boy and he leans into the wave. That's a move from someone who knows what he's doing. That's skill. That's excellent. I love seeing people who know what they're doing, who are excellent at what they're doing, who are skilled.
I love seeing people who are skilled in their craft. Excellence is a virtue that we need more of. And the only way to get more of it is to admire it and celebrate it when we see it. It needs to be praised. And people need to have this extra desire. The praise we give on excellence is fuel for everyone to try to be more excellent. So when you see excellence like this and you're like, oh, wow, look what he did there. He grabbed the boy and leaned into the wave so that he could pop up instead of just getting smashed by it. It's awesome. Another thing that stands out is at one point in the rescue, some guys who were on the beach try to come out and help the lifeguard.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:04–3:16
2
How did a 16-year-old lifeguard rescue a 10-year-old boy in Santa Cruz?
3:16–4:46
3
What makes ocean rescues at Northern California beaches especially dangerous?
4:46–12:56
4
What specific rescue techniques did the lifeguard use to handle the waves?
12:56–16:40
5
Why did bystanders struggle to help during the ocean rescue?
16:40–16:49
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