After saving the life of a little boy who fell on the tracks, an Indian railway employee went viral for his kindness on the Internet.
Now he’s being praised once again—this time for giving the boy’s family money the Ministry of Railways gave him as a reward.
Though he has his own family to take care of, when 30-year-oldMayur Shelke was given ₹50,000 ($660) from the Ministry in a special ceremony, he decided he’d donate a good portion towards the education of the very child he saved.
“I’ll give half of the amount, given to me as token of appreciation, for that child’s welfare & education,” Shelke told Asian News International.
“I came to know that his family isn’t financially strong. So I decided this.”
As news of Shelke’s newest act of selflessness spread, his name once again began trending on social media, with many praising his kindness and good spirit.
Bravo! First the act of endangering his own life to save the child and now this, Mayur Shelke brings tears to my eyes.
— Salman Rashid (@odysseuslahori) April 22, 2021
Humanity is still alive.
Earlier this week, Shelke saw the 6-year-old fall into the path of an oncoming train and instinct took over. “I ran towards the child but also thought that I might be in danger too. Still, I thought I should save him,” Shelke told Asian News International. “The woman (with the child) was visually impaired. She could do nothing.”
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A new father himself, Shelke felt impelled to act. “The child who [slipped and fell] is someone’s precious child, too,” he told Times Now News.
“My child is the apple of my eye, so must that boy in peril have been to his parents. I just felt something stir within me and I rushed without thinking twice.”
It’s an old saying, but it feels particularly true when thinking of Shelke and his selfless deeds—true heroes really don’t wear capes.
(WATCH the BBC’s footage of the daring rescue below.)
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