As Dave emerged from the darkness of the sewer, he was met with the glaring light of the firefighters’ headlamps. Despite his relief at being rescued, he braced himself for a scolding. The firefighters’ angry voices echoed in his ears as they chastised him for his foolishness. He hung his head in shame, knowing that they were right. But as he began to explain what had happened to him in the sewer, their expressions shifted from anger to shock. They listened in disbelief as he recounted his harrowing ordeal, and Dave realized that his experience had been far from ordinary.
The firefighters recognized the immense risk of sending another person into the treacherous sewer and concluded that they needed to explore alternative methods for inspecting the pipes. Dave breathed a sigh of relief at his miraculous escape, but was also overwhelmed with guilt for recklessly endangering himself and others. He realized that he needed to take responsibility for his actions and make better choices in the future.