I Was So Ill Walking Was Impossible When a Man Essentially Lifted Me to a Restroom.

Back when I was my late teens, my daily commute meant taking an packed public transport. It remained crowded and invariably became without any seats once I stepped aboard.

On one specific day, I started experiencing incredibly sick while the vehicle rocked around the bends. I repeatedly told myself to persevere another few kilometres before the bus reached my destination, and then I could make a mad dash toward the most convenient public toilet to be sick.

As we neared the street towards the destination as I realised I was unable to make it. Suddenly, it was like a curtain fell over me. Everything just went white and really quiet; similar to when one turned off the audio. I thought, “I will lose consciousness”.

Luckily I was toward the front on the bus, so I took several steps forward and requested that the driver to stop, telling him I was going to be sick. He opened the bus doors and I weakly exited onto the sidewalk.

I was determined to avoid being sick in front of a busy multi-lane road, so I picked myself up and endeavored to stumble to the park across the road, where I thought I’d at least be able to secretly conceal myself behind a bush to throw up. Yet I apparently lost consciousness. I sensed my body but I was unable to walk or see clearly, so I began crawling towards the park.

“Are you okay, dear?”

At that moment, someone picked me up. There was someone holding me and heard a man say, “Are you okay, dear?” I managed to tell the unknown man that I required to vomit. Therefore, he almost helped me walk into a close-by structure and put me in the ladies’ toilets. He wanted to know whether I required him to wait for me but I declined.

After a short while, I felt better sufficiently to sit on the toilet and from outside the stall I heard him inquire, “Are you feeling better, dear? Can I get you something?” I was incapable to stand up right away but did manage to express my gratitude and shortly thereafter was able to move my limbs. I got myself home and spent several days getting over which was a severe stomach virus.

I did not see that man’s face – just his lower half and a large steelwork tools container he had with him – but he saved me, during a time when I was in my weakest state.

Frequently, society has a way of making you defensive, aggressive and competitive. What he did was the kind of action that melts away that protective shell. He served as evidence that people’s natural inclination is towards kindness, a trait I cherish in other people.