At times we seem to live in a world where it is all too easy to get lost amid the worst of humanity.
There were the terrible attacks killing Canadian soldiers in Ottawa and near Montreal, and the police shooting and continuing aftermath in Ferguson, Missouri, and a long list of all too similar incidents which have to shake our faith in humanity.
But we also have those incidents which occur that bring balance to our perceptions.
And one of those happened here in Yorkton recently.
In the early hours of Nov. 15, Nikita Brass, 17 and Dionne Kirschman, 19, came across a burning vehicle on Catherine Street. Brass stopped her car, called 911 and, risking their own safety, the two teens got out of the car and approached the other vehicle.
Brass said she saw the guy that was in the car hanging out the window, he was coughing and it was like a deep heavy cough from all the big black smoke. Kirschman opened the front driver door and the pair pulled him out.
It is incidents like this one which show us the best in what we all can be.
Two young women came upon a situation where the life of another was in dire circumstances and while there had to be fear on their part, they overcame it, and did what needed to be done to save another life.
It is the most noble of efforts to overcome one's own fears and take the risks associated with saving another.
What these two young women did is something hopefully we would all do for another person if the situation arose.
While one does not do such things for recognition it is important a community say thanks, and that has been done as Yorkton's fire chief recently presented certificates of heroism and special fire department medallions to Brass and Kirschman.
Hopefully we can take the actions of these two brave residents and all inspire to care for one another in such a fashion, especially as we head into the holiday season where the best of human effort is extolled.
