Imagine seeing someone you know laying in an open casket after he’d been in a car accident. The body’s been cleaned up, but the mangled corpse reminds you that the man took the hit for you when he swerved between you and an oncoming car. 

You can't wrap your head around it. Why would he do such a thing? You should be the one who died. You should be the one laying in that coffin. You want to look away, but you are overcome with emotion as you relive the tragic scene in your mind. 

A few days later ...