superhero
01/05/2007
Subway Superman - Wesley Autrey
I just want to hug this man. Not only did he jump down on the track to save a stranger's life, but he clearly doesn’t realize how rare it is for anyone to put themselves in front of an oncoming train. The New York City subway tracks are dangerous enough without a moving train -- think pesticides and the lethal third rail -- but this man jumped off of the platform and rolled a convulsing student into the subway gutter.
What possessed an everyday passenger to do this? As a construction worker whose dangerous job often confines him to small spaces, he says it just had to be done. Not to mention, Wesley didn’t want his little girls to have to see the horror a helpless man get struck down by an oncoming train. Talk about a Super Dad!
This story is so compelling that I actually watched the entire ten-minute clip. My hopes for Wesley’s future are that A) his daughter realize how great of a man their daddy really is B) he recognized by the city is awarded some sponsorship or reward and C) he doesn’t let all of this superhero stuff go to his head.
