You\u2019ve heard the phrases \u201ctrust your gut\u201d and \u201cfollow your instincts.\u201d Well, there\u2019s a very good reason those phrases exist. They are 100% true! You should always listen to your instincts, especially when you get those feelings you just can\u2019t describe. Something pushes you, urges you to either do something or not to do something. Listening to that powerful voice inside of you is usually a good decision. In fact, it might even save someone\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
Listen to your Gut.
\nOne of the most powerful stories we\u2019ve come across regarding listening to instincts happened in 2015. Although it was a few years ago, this story touched the lives of millions of people and even possibly saved one girl\u2019s life. It is an exemplary argument for always following your instincts and listening to your gut.<\/p>\n
On a spring afternoon in 2015, in Calgary, Canada, four teens were hanging out like they normally did. Arnaud Nimenya, Carsyn Wright, James Hielema, and Starlyn Rives-Perez were skateboarding in an underground parking garage at the Chinook Mall. It was there the four teens spotted a drunk girl being carried by a larger man.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was screaming and yelling. And she just wanted to be out of there. She was all scuffed up and dirty,\u201d said one of the skateboarders, Carsyn Wright. \u201cThe guy was dressed in very nice clothes, and the girl was all dirty, she was crying, her nose was bleeding.\u201d<\/p>\n
The four teens spoke amongst themselves and agreed that something just wasn\u2019t right. Thinking about how to best approach the situation, one of the teens asked the girl if she was okay. That\u2019s when the man tried explaining he was trying to phone the girl\u2019s dad. Other reports have stated that the man said he was the girl\u2019s dad. Either way, the teens didn\u2019t quite believe him, but they didn\u2019t know what to do at that point.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t know what was going on at first and we didn\u2019t know whether to trust the guy,\u201d Starlyn Rives-Perez told Metro News.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t want to really think of the worst in somebody like that. You don\u2019t want that situation to be real, so you just brush it off and hope for the best,\u201d Wright followed.<\/p>\n
What Happened Next Earned them an Award
\nThe next thing that happened, according to the teens is what really set off the alarms in their minds. The man took the young girl to the stairwell in the parking garage. The teens walked away for only a few minutes before deciding that they had to do something. The four of them walked in on the man sexually assaulting the young girl.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had her in a stairwell, bent over, and just, it was disgusting,\u201d Wright
\nArnaud Nimenya was initially shocked. \u201cYou walk in, and you see something like that, and you freeze. You don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was trying to walk out and walk away from us,\u201d said Nimenya. \u201cHe pushed me aggressively out of the way, kinda like just gives me the smile, like, \u2018I can do this. You can\u2019t do anything about it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Not caring if it would get them into trouble, the four teens immediately ran in to stop the attack. Nimenya, Hielema, and Rives-Perez chased after the man, while Wright stayed behind to help the girl.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t just leave a girl and like she was young, 15 years old. She needed help and we needed to be there for her,\u201d Carsyn Wright told Global News.<\/p>\n
Three of the teens ended up getting into a physical confrontation with the sexual assailant. At one point, he grabbed one of the teen\u2019s longboards and used it as a weapon against them. However, the three were not going to let the predator get away. Eventually, they got the better of him, and held him down until police arrived. Later, the man was charged with sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Wright told , \u201cInstinct took over I guess, I saw someone that needed help and I just did everything I could to help her.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cheif\u2019s Awards Gala takes place in Calgary, Canada every year. It\u2019s where the \u201cCalgary Police honor citizens who have made the city a better and safer place to live.\u201d The four teens who stopped the sexual assault of that young girl were honored at the 2016 ceremony.<\/p>\n
When police tried to contact one of the teens to inform them of the award, he was caught by surprise.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always thought we were going to be in trouble, because we fought with him. When they called us, we didn\u2019t wanna answer,\u201d Nimenya<\/p>\n
\u201cCalgary is a safe place to live but it doesn\u2019t happen by itself, it\u2019s safe because of the people that live here and the nature of wanting to help and wanting to look out for each other and that\u2019s really a nice comment for such a big city,\u201d Calgary Police Chief Roger Chaffin told 660 News.<\/p>\n
Aren\u2019t you glad these brave young people followed their instincts and listened to their gut? The world is a much better place with them in it, that\u2019s for sure!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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