IF YOU EVER FEEL THAT YOU SAVED THE LIFE OF THE WHOLE FAMILY WITHOUT EVEN GETTING YOUR FEET WET , BECAUSE YOU DID A PREVENTION ON TIME.

IF YOU EVER FEEL THE HAPPINESS OF A MOTHER WHO HUGS YOU CRYING BECAUSE YOU RESCUED HER SON WHO WAS DROWNING IN THE RIP CURRENT.

IF YOU EVER FEEL YOUR LEGS BURNING WHILE YOU ARE HOLDING A VICTIM IN THE CURRENT AND YOU ASK YOURSELF “AM I GOING TO GET OUT?"

IF YOU EVER SPIT OUT OF YOUR MOUTH THE VOMIT OF THE PERSON WHO YOU ARE GIVING RESCUE BREATHING TO, BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T HE OR SHE DIES.

IF YOU EVER FEEL THE SILENCE AND THE SADNESS THAT TAKES OVER YOUR BEING WHEN THE DOCTOR IN CHARGE SAYS: NO MORE, STOP CPR, ENOUGH.

IF YOU EVER FEEL ALL THIS YOU WILL BE A LIFEGUARD. HUMBLY PROUD YOU WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS AND YOU WILL HAVE THE LOVE ,THE RESPECT AND THE COURAGE TO LIVE IT.

MATIAS ETCHENIQUE