If someone had the chance to save your life when you needed it, how would you feel if they decided to keep walking past you? A boy in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, starts out being selfish but later realizes that it is very important to take care of someone else when they need it. In the article “Good Samaritan Saves Man from Being Mauled by Pit Bulls,” a selfless man saved a complete stranger from being killed by pit bulls. The “Parable of the Good Samaritan” describes how someone saves the life of a traveler with his generous mercy. In society, people should be responsible for each other and take care of each other. People aren't just here to take care of themselves. In Khaled Hosseini's film The Kite Runner we witness a tremendous act of personal sacrifice. During a kite flying competition, Hassan retrieves a kite to bring back to his friend Amir. However, as he rushes back to Amir, he is cornered by Assef, the town bully, and his lackeys. Assef gives Hassan the choice of giving up the kite and being set free, or keeping the kite and being raped. Hassan's self-sacrifice is to allow himself to be raped for his friend. It was important for Hassan to keep the kite because Amir is trying to please his father who has neglected Amir. Getting the competition kite is the real first prize and would please Amir's father. Amir sees Hassan being raped, but does nothing due to his cowardice. Hassan and Amir notice each other at a certain point. That's when Amir knows he's lost his relationship with Hassan. Amir goes on to say, “I actually aspired to cowardice, because the alternative, the real reason I was running, was that Assef was right: nothing is free in this world. Maybe Hassan (sacrifice) was the price I had... middle of paper... a man who was mauled by dogs, risked his safety to ensure the safety of the victim. This scenario bears a resemblance to that of the “Parable of the Good Samaritan.” The mission behind the parable is to instill in ordinary people the desire to help those in need. When compared to modern times, one can compare this thought process to the good Samaritans of the 9/11 World Trade Center attack. Many firefighters and police officers rushed into the collapsed buildings to rescue anyone they found. In doing so, many of those Samaritans lost their lives, but many more lives were saved thanks to their selfless actions. If it weren't for those rescuers, many more lives would have been lost. In everyday life we ​​will come across situations where difficult choices will be made. In this case, we must “take the moral path” and choose to help and not be a bystander.