The Samaritan

A Samaritan is someone who helps another under any circumstance, and goes out of his way to help someone in need. Samaritans are rare today, but there still are people who care enough to assist others.  In the stories "And of Clay Are We Created" and "A State Championship Versus Runner's Conscience", the main character brings aid to someone who is in trouble. These stories inspire us to become more and more like Samaritans so that we may have a chance to help someone in need. In "And of Clay Are We Created", news reporter Rolf Carle covers a volcano eruption that takes place in Columbia. When arriving at one of the many villages impacted by the natural disaster, he come across a girl stuck waist deep in clay, named Azucena. He tries to pull her free but she is too far deep. He assists her by giving her food and comfort by not leaving her alone for days. However, she becomes weaker and weaker and eventually they have to let go of her. Though Azucena dies, Rolf Carle provided care and comfort to her in her last days. This is one of the strongest examples of someone who is a good Samaritan.

In the real world, examples of people being good Samaritan happens almost everyday without being noticed by others, especially in the military. Men and women alike in service risk their lives on a daily basis to help defend their nation and their fellow comrades. In 2007, U.S. forces occupy a small farming village in Afghanistan. Corporal Steven Miles was a marine sniper stationed there. When his squad came under fire, Miles became wounded as a round hit his left shoulder. Though injured, Miles saw a 13 year old Afghan child receive shrapnel to his chest. Under fire and risking his own live, he crawled 50 yards to the child and gave immediate medical attention. After the firefight, Miles had saved the child's live. Though he did not receive any medals or promotion, Corporal Miles was the good Samaritan for a child in need that day.