There's a Hero in All of Us

I haven't eaten at Burger King for a while now, so I don't even know what to order. How does a cheeseburger, some fries, and a milkshake sound good? My friends and I take turns talking to the intercom for our order of lunch. As soon as we arrive at the window, the worker passing over the food gives us an attitude. This person even looks like a creep from his non-facial expressions to the tone of his life-force energy drained voice. We leave the area but find an order missing in the bag. I had enough.

Primetime: What Would You Do? With host John Quiñones is a show, about creating perplex scenarios of people's daily lives. It observes human responses to the situation if they would either take action or leave it be. One particular segment involved a blind person buying dessert from a cashier who was also rude. When this person exchanged currency, the cashier didn't repay the correct amount of change. People in line witnessed what happened and some didn't step up to help the poor blind person. Those that did step up also influenced the rest of the reluctant customers to support the helper and the victim.


I confidently walked into the restaurant with an uplifting emotion mixed with adrenaline. I asked for the manager in charge to explain that we didn't attain an extra order and that we didn't even receive a receipt. The authoritative manager commanded the inscrutable employee to see the receipt and in response, our food was given. We exited the premises in patriotic glory.

Some people would have gone about their day without that order of food. Their reasoning could be that it isn't worth the trouble or that they are simply scared. I believe that we as human beings should take action, whether it's retrieving food for ourselves or helping a blind person acquire the proper change. After all we did pay for it. Even though, it's the principle that counts. If we can't stop the bleeding then how can we stop the wound?

If you would like to see videos of the Primetime series, What Would You Do? Follow the link below.

http://abcnews.go.com/whatwouldyoudo