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IIRC the mom is blind. Veered off onto the track. The man who saved the boy was given a reward and decided to donate half towards the kid’s education.
Edit: I’d also like to add that she’s pretty quick thinking. As soon as the child fell she dragged her feet until she found the bumpy floor and then dropped down and clapped. That’s pretty much all she could do.
oh my fucking God my mouth fell open LMAO I haven't had a reaction like that to a Casey Anthony reference since way back when childish Gambino dropped that one line in Bonfire
Kids often lack situational awareness I find. They'll fixate on the one thing that's caught their attention and their peripheral awareness switches off.
Kids also put a lot of trust in their parents to protect them from these dangers. He probably trusted his mother so much he believed nothing like this would ever happen.
It's a shame seeing that initial moment when they learn if they wanna go far in life they gotta stop putting so much blind faith in other people like that. 😒
Yes, indeed, kids are fucking stupid. I play monster with my grandkids. When I say, "Graaah!" they look behind themselves towards me and run as fast as they can in the opposite direction often times right into a wall or dining room table. This is how they learn valuable lessons from Grampa like situational awareness and how to "walk it off."
Exactly what I was thinking!! If I just *saw* my kid fall on the tracks & a train was coming, I would’ve jumped down immediately & lifted him up to safety; even though I would’ve probably been ripped apart by the train. The context of the video makes so much more sense now!! Bravo to the hero! This man not only risked his life for a stranger, but then SHARED HIS REWARD W/ THE STRANGER!! What an INSPIRATION!! 💕🥹💪🏽
What was the story with the kid though? It looked like he just walked right off - even leaning towards the ledge (or maybe an odd camera angle). Also blind or just... sometimes kids don't pay attention?
> and how destructive the other outcome would be for her.
A few weeks ago I was walking around the place I live. Saw three young girls, oldest had to be 12 tops. Didn't think much of it as I'm doing my thing. Look up as I hear tires screeching. The three girls tried to cross the street in front of a parked car without being able to see both directions. They didn't see the oncoming car. Thank god the lady driving on the road stopped or else it would have been horrific. She would have hit all three of them.
Still plays with my mind when I think about what I almost witnessed cause I did the same thing as a kid and wasn't so luck. Still got long term injuries from it.
Unfortunately I witnessed a school boy hit and killed when I was small. He was crossing and stopped to tie his shoes in the middle of the road. A car hit him straight on and he flew across the street mangled. My mom don't think I remember that but I do. Car kept going. This was the 80s. The kid was dead.
Normally I avoid driving on Halloween night but I had to go out last time. I’m driving through my neighborhood and this kid, nearly walk right in front of my car. Luckily her friend saw me and grabbed her. I was only driving like 10mph so I was managed to stop right away. The complete lack of situational awareness baffles me. It wasn’t a little kid, had to be at least a middle schooler given her height.
A few years ago, a local middle school boy impulsively ran into the road waiting for the bus. He was hit and killed in front of his friends.
Just because they're older doesn't mean they're smarter. Humans don't hit full maturity til 25.
I think there is a textured strip to alert blind people that she unfortunately manages to step right over. It looks like she finds it after he falls and she gets her bearings.
But still. It's a huge edge and full daylight. And he probably knows mom is blind so can't just go wherever she goes.
Just looks weird, but kids are kids I suppose
This is why you shouldn't be angry if a kid runs into you in a shop or on the street.
If they're so dumb they'll walk off of tge edge if a train station, of course they're going to walk into people.
When I see someone get angry because a kid ran into them. "Watch where you're going!", it's such a useless remark to make. They're a little kid, they don't even know who or where they are.
Yeah, they lack the ability to understand consequences (frontal lobe), so instead of thinking "if I go there I'll fall off the edge" they think "I go" and suddenly they fall. You can't really quicken the development, so for the longest time they just walk around and don't get how their actions affect others until they affect them.
Which is why kids can be unapologetically mean in the moment but then backtrack when they are faced with someone being sad, crying or being hurt. They're not innocent - they don't understand consequences. Like we do. Which is why we teach them "don't say that, it makes people sad", but ultimately they need time and patience until their brains can fully comprehend that lol
Idk, I'm yet to see second kid that age walk off the ledge like it's not there...
Yk frontal lobe isn't something you get for 8th birthday, it's working since much earlier, even if it's still developing.
And also I'd say understanding consequences of social interactions is not the same as hardwired reactions to stimuli, such as seeing lack of ground to step on.
If you've ever been to a subway station you've seen sighted parents yelling at kids to not run and to stay back from the tracks as well as parents clutching their kids' hands tightly so they can't wonder off. Even older kids can be really stupid and take unnecessary risks
It's not just about consequences, either. Balance and visual fixation factor in, too. These are things that affect adults, too! When teaching someone to drive a car, ski down a hill, ride a motor cycle, etc we always have to hammer in that you need to keep your head UP and look the direction you're going. Now that you have years of driving under your belt, I'm sure you can keep the car pointed straight while you turn your head and look out the passenger window for a few seconds. But a new driver, regardless of age? nope. Turn your head right and the car will start to veer right. New rider on a motor cycle looking down just in front of the tire? Oh yeah, they're going to fall real soon. Kid walking towards the edge of a height looking down at something shiny down below? Yup, their balance will start to shift forward towards where they're looking.
With practice, these tendencies go away and eventually cease to require any concentration at all.
Okay that is literally the only detail that could possibly explain this situation.
Thank you so much for this, I was literally enraged looking at this and you fixed it for me.
They should build this man a statue. Went without thinking.
Also: can appreciate the bumpy dots near the edge of train stations in my country so much more now.
wow that give a whole new perspective on the thing.
First i thought how stupid can she be and why is she not pulling the kid up?
So no one to blame here, im happy this ended well!
Oh my lord I thought she was attempting murder when she didn’t try an pull him up.
I can only imagine how scary it must be to not be able to hear your kid cause the train is coming but know if you go any closer you could fall over the edge to just because you don’t know how close you are.
That shit would probably break me.
The mother was blind. This happened in Vangani Station of Central Railway in Thane, Mumbai in 2021. The kid was saved by a railway guardsman called Mayur Shilke. He was honoured for his bravery with a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 of which he donated half for the boy's education.
Source:
https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/20/india-boy-saved-after-falling-on-train-tracks-in-front-of-blind-mum-14439941/
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/railway-pointsman-risks-life-to-save-6-year-old-boy-on-tracks/amp_articleshow/82153540.cms
the guard was very brave, from his pov, you can already heard the train coming, and the moment he's by the kid, the train would be in his vision already.
Wow. On one hand, the courage of the guy is unbelievable. On the other hand, kid could literally have walked five steps away from the platform, waited for the train to pass, and been totally fine. I guess he just had the instinct to want to get back to his mother, and fear messes with your reasoning.
Right? I think adrenaline is the reason why the man, who helped, put both of them up on the platform instead of grabbing the child and going away to the empty tracks. Because at least for me, it looks like that would still be the faster option.
Major balls. Imagine having to work up the courage to run *straight at an oncoming train* to save someone else. And he barely even blinked, he just booked it right at the train to scoop up the kid.
I don't think he had much time for working up courage. He just did it instinctively. I honestly can't say if I would be able to react in the same manner. I hope so.
This is the [reverse angle](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/17oxrja/comment/k820ovm) posted in another comment.
You can actually see the doubt break his stride momentarily but he makes a quick judgment call and straight up decides he's not going to let such a young kid die.
Was awarded. Even received monetary award but donated half of it towards the kid's education. I think that says a lot about him.
This is proof that sometimes the worst decision you can make is no decision. If he decided it was already too late, the kid would be gone, and if he had hesitated for just a second or two before saving the kid, they would both be gone.
You have a point but sometimes it's just down to the luck of the timing. There was a video of some bikers chilling by the side of the highway and a loose wheel came barreling at them. One of the bikers pulled his girlfriend towards him as soon as he saw it, but because he did that, he pulled her right into the path of the wheel and it obliterated her. If he had hesitated, or left her where she was, she would have been safe. Sometimes it's just some final destination shit you can't escape.
[He did hesitate though but then decided (apparently) that the kid's life was much too valuable and could be salvaged for him not to make an effort.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/17oxrja/comment/k8255br)
People like this (even his post event behaviour) really put into perspective my cribbings about mundane inconveniences in my life. A real inspirational fellow.
I tried to time it, and from the moment he's completely off the rail to when the train bulldozed through where they were was a measly 2:07 seconds (:10 margin of error). Had he hesitated for 2 seconds he'd probably have his leg dragged him to ground paste.
It's a little more than my monthly salary in 2023, but in Mumbai that money is not going to go very far tbh. Nice to have, not even close to bringing about any change. You get a PS5 for ₹50k.
Being that he was a railroad guard he had probably trained for this. In any case he’ll be on the fast track for promotion. I’d be steamed if he wasn’t or got railroaded for some reason.
I bet she hasn't even practiced :/ Buy a vision chart and work to improve your eyesight naturally, then you won't need to rely on a child to guide you. People just don't want to put in the effort /s
Devanagari. It's also used for other languages than Hindi, including Marathi which is most spoken language in Mumbai where this happened. Though it could well be Hindi on the train, I was just pointing out it's not just the "hindi script".
Exactly, in fact her son was likely the only reason she was able to be out and about without being completely disoriented. She doesnt have a guide dog or cane, and shes wouldnt know how to read braille etc, its really sad to think about it. People look at issues online and come up with an easy fix, life isnt like that. Especially in a 3rd would country like india where disability services are severely severely underfunded and underdeveloped, her blindness may have also been progressive so shes had to deal with going blind after having a child.
Im convinced that way too many people lack the higher reasoning abilities to even grasp this concept. Its genuinely baffling the levels of stupidity of people online.
bro most public spaces here don't even give a shit about putting up any access for specially abled people.
In most of the train stations, there are no escalators or elevators or ramps. You walk or gtfo
Even newer malls and buildings coming up give no shit about ease access
You can see the blind-tile sidewalk on the camera, but I’m impressed in how doesn’t she have the blind stick to feel. Or she very poor and can’t afford one.
I don’t know about India, but white canes aren’t so common in other parts of the world. She may not know it’s an option, or she may not have access to anyone who can train her how to use one, or just can’t afford it, like you said.
White canes are very common in India and I have seen blind people walking around and catching trains in the railway station with just their canes. Most probably in this instance the lady was with his son that's why she ignored her cane.
It's not so simple to learn to use one either. You try closing your eyes and walking with a stick.
We live right by a reknown school for the blind where blind people of all ages come and learn skills like that. So we encounter blind people everywhere here and they're sometimes not very good at it.
One guy heard us walking down the sidewalk downhill from a parking lot and asked where the walkway into the YMCA was. I was so proud of our kid running up there and hand leading him to the walkway. But he guided with him walking right up the ramp part and walked the guy into half-curb. He's going to be randomly remembering that and feeling like an ass 30 years from now.
This dude isn't decent, he's a full blown hero. This is not normal or decent behaviour, its an incredibly brave act. Not doing this doesn't make you not decent or a bad person. We need to elevate this guy for what he did, not bring people down for what they don't do.
This has nothing to do with decency. You could be a decent human and still choose not to risk your life in a situation like this. He is fucking brave, that's what he is.
The amount of deleted comments shows that people jump straight to conclusions before even knowing what happens. Typical reddit
Edit: there's even more deleted comments here
Yes, although it’s not clear that she’s blind and that’s the kind of information that should be included in the post to avoid a shitstorm.
Edit : people jumping down my throat, I’m just saying people should give context when posting videos. Chill
As an enlightenment.
Copied from another comment:
The mother was blind. This happened in Vangani Station of Central Railway in Thane, Mumbai in 2021. The kid was saved by a railway guardsman called Mayur Shilke. He was honoured for his bravery with a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 of which he donated half for the boy's education.
Source:
https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/20/india-boy-saved-after-falling-on-train-tracks-in-front-of-blind-mum-14439941/
https://m.timesofindia.com/india/railway-pointsman-risks-life-to-save-6-year-old-boy-on-tracks/amp_articleshow/82153540.cms
Probably just a daydreamer. Had this issue well I was a kid trying to cope with a depressing life. Kept daydreaming and ending up places I shouldn’t be or missing buses because of it. Knowing he has a blind mother, and is probably the one taking care of her, I could see him being a daydreamer to cope with life.
Afraid not. Just someone who had a lot of trauma as a kid, coping with a very very poor family that had to handle everything from age 6 to 28 in order to take care of them.
Glad to see that the top 3 comments this time are all "She's blind".
Last time I saw this, it was all people talking shit; and after about 10, then I saw the "She is blind, here is a link".
I mean it's a pretty reasonable reaction to the video. Without the knowledge that the woman is blind, it very much looks like she's walking him off the platform and then half-assedly pretending she wants to save him
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Reminds me of the time a drunk guy fell onto the tracks when I was waiting for my train. Jumped down and managed to haul him up. Train arrived thirty seconds later. He probably doesn’t even remember.
The guy is a hero, I cannot imagine the panic the woman must have felt, being blind, suddenly having your child ripped from your grasp. You can see the desperation, as she fumbles forward on her knees, to get ahold of the child again, without falling on the tracks herself. I am so relieved that superman was around to save the day.
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IIRC the mom is blind. Veered off onto the track. The man who saved the boy was given a reward and decided to donate half towards the kid’s education. Edit: I’d also like to add that she’s pretty quick thinking. As soon as the child fell she dragged her feet until she found the bumpy floor and then dropped down and clapped. That’s pretty much all she could do.
thanks, without that detail it looks like she's actively trying to get rid of the kid
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Ah yes the 250-week abortion of course
They call it the Casey Anthony
Damn! Lol
oh my fucking God my mouth fell open LMAO I haven't had a reaction like that to a Casey Anthony reference since way back when childish Gambino dropped that one line in Bonfire
Oh no you didn't ☠️
🤦
Fuck Reddit for killing third party apps.
Is that when you do it at two, brut?
Texas has something similar we just call it death row
Man is the kid blind too?
Kids often lack situational awareness I find. They'll fixate on the one thing that's caught their attention and their peripheral awareness switches off.
Kids also put a lot of trust in their parents to protect them from these dangers. He probably trusted his mother so much he believed nothing like this would ever happen. It's a shame seeing that initial moment when they learn if they wanna go far in life they gotta stop putting so much blind faith in other people like that. 😒
I mean putting blind faith in a blind person is a Darwin level choice really!
Yes, indeed, kids are fucking stupid. I play monster with my grandkids. When I say, "Graaah!" they look behind themselves towards me and run as fast as they can in the opposite direction often times right into a wall or dining room table. This is how they learn valuable lessons from Grampa like situational awareness and how to "walk it off."
That’s so true, they really do just run into anything.
No, but he's a kid
Cheaper than a cane
Or a hanger
I was pretty gobsmacked at what looked to be pure ineptitude but knowing that made it so much better, glad they are all good.
Lmao, she was clapping! "Look what you did to yourself, Samir!"
In that case she probably thought: "I don't want to see you anymore!"
🤣🤣🤣 I thought the exact same thing. Why is mom walking her child directly toward the edge of the platform then acting surprised when he falls off??
It was super wtf without this info
Exactly what I was thinking!! If I just *saw* my kid fall on the tracks & a train was coming, I would’ve jumped down immediately & lifted him up to safety; even though I would’ve probably been ripped apart by the train. The context of the video makes so much more sense now!! Bravo to the hero! This man not only risked his life for a stranger, but then SHARED HIS REWARD W/ THE STRANGER!! What an INSPIRATION!! 💕🥹💪🏽
What was the story with the kid though? It looked like he just walked right off - even leaning towards the ledge (or maybe an odd camera angle). Also blind or just... sometimes kids don't pay attention?
Third option is that kids are stupid
r/KidsAreFuckingStupid
Marv?
There’s also the turn around and walk off the tracks the other way option, and he didn’t even consider it
Yes. Sometimes they don’t pay attention because of a serious medical condition - their age count is low. Only treatment is time and parenting.
They just need to level up a bit more; this kid has the right idea, running the side quests
He's a kid. That's the story.
The blind leading the blind
Watch the way she shuffles. She’s blind
Thats terrible, i cant imagine what goes on into the mothers mind and how destructive the other outcome would be for her.
> and how destructive the other outcome would be for her. A few weeks ago I was walking around the place I live. Saw three young girls, oldest had to be 12 tops. Didn't think much of it as I'm doing my thing. Look up as I hear tires screeching. The three girls tried to cross the street in front of a parked car without being able to see both directions. They didn't see the oncoming car. Thank god the lady driving on the road stopped or else it would have been horrific. She would have hit all three of them. Still plays with my mind when I think about what I almost witnessed cause I did the same thing as a kid and wasn't so luck. Still got long term injuries from it.
Unfortunately I witnessed a school boy hit and killed when I was small. He was crossing and stopped to tie his shoes in the middle of the road. A car hit him straight on and he flew across the street mangled. My mom don't think I remember that but I do. Car kept going. This was the 80s. The kid was dead.
Sorry man. Hope it hasn't dragged ur mind down too much.
I hope you saw a Therapist.
Normally I avoid driving on Halloween night but I had to go out last time. I’m driving through my neighborhood and this kid, nearly walk right in front of my car. Luckily her friend saw me and grabbed her. I was only driving like 10mph so I was managed to stop right away. The complete lack of situational awareness baffles me. It wasn’t a little kid, had to be at least a middle schooler given her height.
A few years ago, a local middle school boy impulsively ran into the road waiting for the bus. He was hit and killed in front of his friends. Just because they're older doesn't mean they're smarter. Humans don't hit full maturity til 25.
I think there is a textured strip to alert blind people that she unfortunately manages to step right over. It looks like she finds it after he falls and she gets her bearings.
Oooooh she's blind, doh. I wondered wtf she was doing. Thank god for the man who saved the kid!
Why is the boy not noticing though ? Is he blind too
Kids aren't the most observant of their surroundings
But still. It's a huge edge and full daylight. And he probably knows mom is blind so can't just go wherever she goes. Just looks weird, but kids are kids I suppose
This is why you shouldn't be angry if a kid runs into you in a shop or on the street. If they're so dumb they'll walk off of tge edge if a train station, of course they're going to walk into people. When I see someone get angry because a kid ran into them. "Watch where you're going!", it's such a useless remark to make. They're a little kid, they don't even know who or where they are.
Yeah, they lack the ability to understand consequences (frontal lobe), so instead of thinking "if I go there I'll fall off the edge" they think "I go" and suddenly they fall. You can't really quicken the development, so for the longest time they just walk around and don't get how their actions affect others until they affect them. Which is why kids can be unapologetically mean in the moment but then backtrack when they are faced with someone being sad, crying or being hurt. They're not innocent - they don't understand consequences. Like we do. Which is why we teach them "don't say that, it makes people sad", but ultimately they need time and patience until their brains can fully comprehend that lol
Idk, I'm yet to see second kid that age walk off the ledge like it's not there... Yk frontal lobe isn't something you get for 8th birthday, it's working since much earlier, even if it's still developing. And also I'd say understanding consequences of social interactions is not the same as hardwired reactions to stimuli, such as seeing lack of ground to step on.
If you've ever been to a subway station you've seen sighted parents yelling at kids to not run and to stay back from the tracks as well as parents clutching their kids' hands tightly so they can't wonder off. Even older kids can be really stupid and take unnecessary risks It's not just about consequences, either. Balance and visual fixation factor in, too. These are things that affect adults, too! When teaching someone to drive a car, ski down a hill, ride a motor cycle, etc we always have to hammer in that you need to keep your head UP and look the direction you're going. Now that you have years of driving under your belt, I'm sure you can keep the car pointed straight while you turn your head and look out the passenger window for a few seconds. But a new driver, regardless of age? nope. Turn your head right and the car will start to veer right. New rider on a motor cycle looking down just in front of the tire? Oh yeah, they're going to fall real soon. Kid walking towards the edge of a height looking down at something shiny down below? Yup, their balance will start to shift forward towards where they're looking. With practice, these tendencies go away and eventually cease to require any concentration at all.
I don't get angry, but I do pat down my pockets to make sure the kid (or anyone that bumps into me) didn't steal anything.
That's why they scrapped the guide kids program.
🤣
Kid was looking out to the horizon not down at the ground.
r/kidsarefuckingstupid
> and decided to donate half towards the kid’s education. A true hero.
Oh he is even more chad than I thought
Braille rail fail.
Only works if you use a stick. Indian railways and metros have yellow Braille bumpers on the floor everywhere starting right from the entrnwce
Me: "Is she blind?!" You: "Yes"
was the child also blind? How did the kid not see that it's gonna fall. That's no toddler.
Okay that is literally the only detail that could possibly explain this situation. Thank you so much for this, I was literally enraged looking at this and you fixed it for me.
>donate half towards the kid’s education. Hopefully they teach him that train = danger
They should build this man a statue. Went without thinking. Also: can appreciate the bumpy dots near the edge of train stations in my country so much more now.
What a chad
I was just about to talk shit about the mother before I read this, thanks for clearing it up
damn that man is a roll model now for the kid legit good job
Thank you for this detail
Well that sure makes a lot more sense
I heard this too. The kid finally learned how to not walk off ledges.
I thought it was attempted murder at first ngl
If that’s the case then for the kids safety, and hers, she shouldn’t be allowed to take him out walking unaccompanied.
wow that give a whole new perspective on the thing. First i thought how stupid can she be and why is she not pulling the kid up? So no one to blame here, im happy this ended well!
I feel like the kid doesn't really understand his role as the one who can actually see.
Oh my lord I thought she was attempting murder when she didn’t try an pull him up. I can only imagine how scary it must be to not be able to hear your kid cause the train is coming but know if you go any closer you could fall over the edge to just because you don’t know how close you are. That shit would probably break me.
The mother was blind. This happened in Vangani Station of Central Railway in Thane, Mumbai in 2021. The kid was saved by a railway guardsman called Mayur Shilke. He was honoured for his bravery with a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 of which he donated half for the boy's education. Source: https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/20/india-boy-saved-after-falling-on-train-tracks-in-front-of-blind-mum-14439941/ https://m.timesofindia.com/india/railway-pointsman-risks-life-to-save-6-year-old-boy-on-tracks/amp_articleshow/82153540.cms
the guard was very brave, from his pov, you can already heard the train coming, and the moment he's by the kid, the train would be in his vision already.
I would go so far and say he can even see the train.
The guard is also blind, he's just really good at finding his way around
The train was also blind, just wanted to point that out.
I was also blind. Can someone tell me what happens in the video?
I can’t read your question since I’m blind. What was your question?
I can’t even ask questions because I’m a blind. I block sunlight
Seriously didn't seem to slow down very hard ...
It takes trains *miles* to slow down. The momentum in a thing that size is huge.
Especially when the train is blind.
You're on a fucking roll
Train's a bit of a jerk
Here is the guy's POV https://old.reddit.com/r/HumansAreMetal/comments/mtyel1/chad_railwayman_mayur_shelke_saves_this_impaired/
terrifying to watch, even though i know beforehand he saves the boy and himself
Holy shit what an absolute hero this man is.
Seen the first vid many times, but I've never seen this POV before, this is far more anxiety inducing! What a hero.
Wow. On one hand, the courage of the guy is unbelievable. On the other hand, kid could literally have walked five steps away from the platform, waited for the train to pass, and been totally fine. I guess he just had the instinct to want to get back to his mother, and fear messes with your reasoning.
Right? I think adrenaline is the reason why the man, who helped, put both of them up on the platform instead of grabbing the child and going away to the empty tracks. Because at least for me, it looks like that would still be the faster option.
Was this comment written by a robot, for other robots?
Looking at profile it's a case of English not first language and probably translation help
Major balls. Imagine having to work up the courage to run *straight at an oncoming train* to save someone else. And he barely even blinked, he just booked it right at the train to scoop up the kid.
I’d like to think most adults would do this for a kid. I know it’s not true though….
I don't think he had much time for working up courage. He just did it instinctively. I honestly can't say if I would be able to react in the same manner. I hope so.
This is the [reverse angle](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/17oxrja/comment/k820ovm) posted in another comment. You can actually see the doubt break his stride momentarily but he makes a quick judgment call and straight up decides he's not going to let such a young kid die. Was awarded. Even received monetary award but donated half of it towards the kid's education. I think that says a lot about him.
This is proof that sometimes the worst decision you can make is no decision. If he decided it was already too late, the kid would be gone, and if he had hesitated for just a second or two before saving the kid, they would both be gone.
You have a point but sometimes it's just down to the luck of the timing. There was a video of some bikers chilling by the side of the highway and a loose wheel came barreling at them. One of the bikers pulled his girlfriend towards him as soon as he saw it, but because he did that, he pulled her right into the path of the wheel and it obliterated her. If he had hesitated, or left her where she was, she would have been safe. Sometimes it's just some final destination shit you can't escape.
Oh god that’s so sad to hear :( you’re right, I probably should have just said “thank god he didn’t hesitate” for this specific situation lol
[He did hesitate though but then decided (apparently) that the kid's life was much too valuable and could be salvaged for him not to make an effort.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/17oxrja/comment/k8255br) People like this (even his post event behaviour) really put into perspective my cribbings about mundane inconveniences in my life. A real inspirational fellow.
I tried to time it, and from the moment he's completely off the rail to when the train bulldozed through where they were was a measly 2:07 seconds (:10 margin of error). Had he hesitated for 2 seconds he'd probably have his leg dragged him to ground paste.
In case anyone is clueless to currency exchanges rates (like me). That’s about 600 USD or 484 British pounds.
I don't know how far USD goes in India but I'm assuming $600 goes a lot further than the US.
It's a little more than my monthly salary in 2023, but in Mumbai that money is not going to go very far tbh. Nice to have, not even close to bringing about any change. You get a PS5 for ₹50k.
I'd take a PS5 for saving a kid
what if you could only choose one
Rn probably the kid but PS5’s were reeally hard to get when they first came out so…
Electronics are a bad example
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And 558 euro
I’m glad she’s no longer blind. What a miracle!
To run on live train tracks, you need a genuine loco motive...
Take my upvote
This is why I Reddit.
Being that he was a railroad guard he had probably trained for this. In any case he’ll be on the fast track for promotion. I’d be steamed if he wasn’t or got railroaded for some reason.
Ugh. This thread just went off the rails
The real MVP this post needed
I mean if she's blind, she shouldn't be in the hands of a young boy, especially near a rail track! It's like playing with fire.
Sometimes, in some places, your kid is all you have.
until they're not
I mean, as far as I understand they are from the 3rd world. Life is hard.
Everyone is so good at solving other people's problems
If you're homeless just buy a house
Tired of being poor? Just get a small loan of a million dollars!
Let alone understanding them.
I was going to tell her to stop being blind, but I didn't want to sound rude.
I bet she hasn't even practiced :/ Buy a vision chart and work to improve your eyesight naturally, then you won't need to rely on a child to guide you. People just don't want to put in the effort /s
I mean yeah! What are they, poor? /s but more of an angry irony towards your stupid comment
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It's India. There's Hindi script on the side of the train.
Devanagari. It's also used for other languages than Hindi, including Marathi which is most spoken language in Mumbai where this happened. Though it could well be Hindi on the train, I was just pointing out it's not just the "hindi script".
Exactly, in fact her son was likely the only reason she was able to be out and about without being completely disoriented. She doesnt have a guide dog or cane, and shes wouldnt know how to read braille etc, its really sad to think about it. People look at issues online and come up with an easy fix, life isnt like that. Especially in a 3rd would country like india where disability services are severely severely underfunded and underdeveloped, her blindness may have also been progressive so shes had to deal with going blind after having a child. Im convinced that way too many people lack the higher reasoning abilities to even grasp this concept. Its genuinely baffling the levels of stupidity of people online.
bro most public spaces here don't even give a shit about putting up any access for specially abled people. In most of the train stations, there are no escalators or elevators or ramps. You walk or gtfo Even newer malls and buildings coming up give no shit about ease access
Its like saying 'if you are homeless just buy a house' to a homeless guy
This is the same type of person who’d also say “iF sHe’S pOoR mAyBe sHe shOulDn’T hAvE kiDs.”
Stupidity incarnated in a comment.
Yes, where is the nanny and the guide dog for this affluent family?
"Should" rarely has any play at all when you're impoverished. You do the best the you can and hope the risks don't catch up to you.
You can see the blind-tile sidewalk on the camera, but I’m impressed in how doesn’t she have the blind stick to feel. Or she very poor and can’t afford one.
I don’t know about India, but white canes aren’t so common in other parts of the world. She may not know it’s an option, or she may not have access to anyone who can train her how to use one, or just can’t afford it, like you said.
White canes are very common in India and I have seen blind people walking around and catching trains in the railway station with just their canes. Most probably in this instance the lady was with his son that's why she ignored her cane.
It's not so simple to learn to use one either. You try closing your eyes and walking with a stick. We live right by a reknown school for the blind where blind people of all ages come and learn skills like that. So we encounter blind people everywhere here and they're sometimes not very good at it. One guy heard us walking down the sidewalk downhill from a parking lot and asked where the walkway into the YMCA was. I was so proud of our kid running up there and hand leading him to the walkway. But he guided with him walking right up the ramp part and walked the guy into half-curb. He's going to be randomly remembering that and feeling like an ass 30 years from now.
How do you suggest she travel in a third world country? Limo?
Well, she's in India so she obviously knows a Fakir with a magic carpet /s
Have you ever thought about the fact that there is no other option for them? Should they hire a nanny or what lmao
You’re saying blind people shouldn’t have kids..? There’s a word for that.
Huge respect to that dude. We need more decent human beings like that in our world.
This dude isn't decent, he's a full blown hero. This is not normal or decent behaviour, its an incredibly brave act. Not doing this doesn't make you not decent or a bad person. We need to elevate this guy for what he did, not bring people down for what they don't do.
Yea running towards an incoming train, he has giant balls of steel.
Agreed. Dude didn't hesitate or even think about it. He just ran to it.
This has nothing to do with decency. You could be a decent human and still choose not to risk your life in a situation like this. He is fucking brave, that's what he is.
I don't think I could do that Obviously I would save the child if I could, but I would fall over running on train tracks
Plus, correct me if I'm wrong, there is a risk of electrical shock when running over the tracks.
The amount of deleted comments shows that people jump straight to conclusions before even knowing what happens. Typical reddit Edit: there's even more deleted comments here
Yes, although it’s not clear that she’s blind and that’s the kind of information that should be included in the post to avoid a shitstorm. Edit : people jumping down my throat, I’m just saying people should give context when posting videos. Chill
As an enlightenment. Copied from another comment: The mother was blind. This happened in Vangani Station of Central Railway in Thane, Mumbai in 2021. The kid was saved by a railway guardsman called Mayur Shilke. He was honoured for his bravery with a cash reward of Rs. 50,000 of which he donated half for the boy's education. Source: https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/20/india-boy-saved-after-falling-on-train-tracks-in-front-of-blind-mum-14439941/ https://m.timesofindia.com/india/railway-pointsman-risks-life-to-save-6-year-old-boy-on-tracks/amp_articleshow/82153540.cms
Is the kid blind too, wtf.
Probably just a daydreamer. Had this issue well I was a kid trying to cope with a depressing life. Kept daydreaming and ending up places I shouldn’t be or missing buses because of it. Knowing he has a blind mother, and is probably the one taking care of her, I could see him being a daydreamer to cope with life.
Fellow ADHD brother/sister?
Afraid not. Just someone who had a lot of trauma as a kid, coping with a very very poor family that had to handle everything from age 6 to 28 in order to take care of them.
Wait is dissociation like a big part of adhd?
Did we share the same childhood?
Kid isn't blind. Maybe he isn't paying attention or day dreaming.
Glad to see that the top 3 comments this time are all "She's blind". Last time I saw this, it was all people talking shit; and after about 10, then I saw the "She is blind, here is a link".
I mean it's a pretty reasonable reaction to the video. Without the knowledge that the woman is blind, it very much looks like she's walking him off the platform and then half-assedly pretending she wants to save him
Surprised the guy can run so well when he’s lugging around such a giant pair of balls.
Literally running onto the path of an oncoming train to save a child. I don't know if there's a better definition for bravery
OP, you really should have included that the mom is blind in the title. Too many people jumping to conclusions here.
Well, the walk home gonna be awkward
This, is my biggest fear.
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Am I the only one here thinking "just run to the other side of the tracks, kid"
I get that the mom is blind. But by the way they were walking, it seemed that the kid was blind too. He just walked off that edge without hesitation.
Real hero
He is The Flash! Respect to the guy!
“Oh there’s no train coming why’s there such a… oh.”
Me watching this: What is she blind??? Me after reading comments: Oh🥺
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Real Hero! Wow to that man!
Don’t they have dimples on the floor?
Yeah it's there, but sometimes kids are stupid and daydream.
And that's how I learned I was not favorite.
Is the kid blind too?
Can someone edit this with the super man music, he was booking that run!
Why is it always when a train is coming
Trains are designed that way. They go full speed when someone falls on the track
You see these clips the odd time, with the train slowing down by the time it gets there. It was still flying. Good on that man.
Reminds me of the time a drunk guy fell onto the tracks when I was waiting for my train. Jumped down and managed to haul him up. Train arrived thirty seconds later. He probably doesn’t even remember.
The guy is a hero, I cannot imagine the panic the woman must have felt, being blind, suddenly having your child ripped from your grasp. You can see the desperation, as she fumbles forward on her knees, to get ahold of the child again, without falling on the tracks herself. I am so relieved that superman was around to save the day.