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A selfless act from pair who have nothing

Five days after the June 15 bridge collapse that led to four vehicles falling into a river causing at least five deaths and leaving two men missing in Foshan, Guangdong Province, a story of selfless heroism emerged.

Wang Wentian and Xie Fengyun, farmers-turned migrant workers from Henan Province, happened to be passing the Jiujiang Bridge across the Xijiang River when a barge laden with sand ran into one of the bridge's piers causing the bridge to collapse right in the middle.

Instead of escaping to safety, the two Henan folks in their fifties remained on the bridge to warn unsuspecting drivers, and prevent the fast approaching vehicles from plunging into the river.

They did not tell their heroic deeds to anybody else until a local journalist accidentally heard about their actions from Wang's daughter four days later. When the local government awarded them 10,000 yuan ($1,316) each, they at first declined the offer, then donated the money to primary schools in their home towns.

"We cannot take the money. It was a normal act to save those in danger. Anybody would do the same thing," Xie said.

They are right. Many people would act the same way when faced with the prospect of seeing another person in danger. This value of life is intrinsic in human nature.

However, sadly not everyone would risk their own lives like Wang and Xie, who stood on the bridge teetering on the verge of another possible collapse.