do-good deed of the day

Current mood: touched

Oh... and I forgot to mention my do-good deed of the day. Don't laugh.

I was walking Beau this morning when I stumbled upon a beetle on the sidewalk -- laid on its back with legs madly beating at the air. I walked past the beetle. The beetle stayed on my mind.

I couldn't just let him die.

How often is it that a person has the chance to save a life? I mean, I'll never perform open-heart surgery to save a heart-attack victim. I'll never repel from the side of a mountain to rescue a stranded hiker. I'll never (God-willing) throw myself in front of a bullet to save the President.

Even when I was a lifeguard, my biggest saves were kids who lost their sense of direction after hitting the pool at the bottom of a slide.

But this morning, I had the chance to save a life. I could choose to walk past the beetle, let him lie on his back all day and surely die from the heat or a dog's paws, whichever came first. Or I could choose to turn around and flip the beetle upright so that it at least had a chance.

I started this entry by saying it was a do-good deed... so you can guess which option I chose.
Yep. Today... I saved the life of a beetle.