Our world is quite cruel, and every day there are events that break our hearts. But we still want to believe that people really aren't that bad. That's why we've collected stories of good deeds here. It doesn't matter whether these people are young or old, poor or rich, brave or famous. They are living proof that everyone can make this world a little better.
In 2011, after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, a group of more than two hundred Japanese retirees offered to help clean up the disaster. They stated that in order to save young lives they would like to take on work associated with the danger of radiation exposure.
American virologist Jonas Salk was the first to develop a successful polio vaccine. He could have patented it and become very rich, but he did not want personal gain. When asked who owned the patent, Salk replied, “There is no such thing as a patent. Is it possible to patent the Sun?
Student Caesar Larios is stuck in an elevator with an elderly woman. After some time, it became difficult for the woman to stand, and then he got down on all fours and invited her to sit on his back.
In May 3013, Tom Chris from the Canadian city of Calgary won $40 million in the lottery. Without spending a single dollar of this huge sum on himself, he donated all the money to cancer treatment in memory of his wife, who died of lung cancer the year before this event.
During World War II, British philanthropist Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 children, mostly of Jewish origin, from German-occupied Czechoslovakia. He found a shelter for the children and took them to the UK. Despite the nobility of this act, the world learned about it only 50 years later.
Ten-year-old Travis Selinka from California lost all his hair after a course of radiotherapy and was very embarrassed to return to school without hair. However, his classmates decided to support him and all shaved their heads in solidarity. Their action touched Travis to the core.
Shortly after the death of 23 Egyptian Christians by a suicide bomber in Cairo in December 2010, fellow Christians joined hands to form a protective circle as hundreds of Muslims knelt in prayer to prevent a possible retaliatory attack.
In 2013, dozens of Japanese were seen at Minami-Urawa Station in northern Tokyo. with common effort They moved a 32-ton carriage away from the platform to free a woman who had managed to fall into the gap between the carriage and the platform. After this collective act of rescue, the woman was retrieved unharmed to the applause of onlookers.
John Unger bathed his 19-year-old dog in the lake every day so that the buoyant force of the water would relieve the animal's arthritis pain. This touching photo prompted so many donations from all over the world that the dog was able to spend the rest of his life in maximum comfort, and his owner opened a fund to help other dogs in need.
Dry cleaners in Portland, Oregon, offered free suit cleaning for unemployed people. They helped more than two thousand people.
During riots in Brazil, a police officer asked protesters to remain calm on his birthday. Soon they presented him with a birthday cake.
Israeli driver Ethan Eliyahu found a bag containing $25,000 in his car. He took the money to the police, and it turned out that it belonged to an Ethiopian janitor, for a long time saving for his family.
During World War II, in the Auschwitz concentration camp, Polish Catholic Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to accept death in place of an unknown prisoner named Frantiszek Gajowniczek. His sacrifice was not in vain; Gajovnicek survived and was reunited with his wife after the war. In 1982, Kolbe was canonized by the Pope and proclaimed a holy martyr.
Eighty-year-old Texas retiree Eugene Bostick spends it all free time to help stray dogs. An experienced welder, he even built a train for the dogs to take on fun rides around the area.
In 2012, seventeen-year-old Megan Vogel performed a very noble act at the 3200-meter final in Columbus, Ohio. Instead of making the final push, she helped her rival Ardenne McMath, who had sprained her leg, and the girls crossed together finish line.
Every day, leaving the subway, this young Egyptian woman teaches literacy to the child of a street vendor.
A brave Beijing police officer handcuffed himself to a woman who was about to commit suicide. The woman realized that by jumping off, she would take the policeman with her, and this stopped her. Then the law enforcement officer helped the failed suicide climb inside the building.
Bringing back the diamond wedding ring After Sarah Darling accidentally dropped it in his begging jar, homeless Billy Ray Harris didn't expect the event to turn his life upside down. His act touched the hearts of many people so much that they donated 180 thousand dollars for Billy. The honest guy was able to buy a house and even found a job.
When police officers take an oath to serve and protect, few people know how far they are willing to go to fulfill their oath. For example, two Portland police officers helped deliver an order to a pizza delivery man who had been involved in an accident.
This selection of good stories, each of which touches to the core, makes you Once again to make sure that there is still room in our world for goodness that makes it a little better.
John Unger bathed his 19-year-old dog in the lake every day so that the buoyant force of the water would relieve the animal's arthritis pain. This touching photo prompted so many donations from all over the world that the dog was able to spend the rest of his life in maximum comfort, and his owner opened a fund to help other dogs in need.
In 2011, after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, a group of more than two hundred Japanese retirees offered to help clean up the disaster. They stated that in order to save young lives they would like to take on work associated with the danger of radiation exposure.
American virologist Jonas Salk was the first to develop a successful polio vaccine. He could have patented it and become very rich, but he did not want personal gain. When asked who owned the patent, Salk replied, “There is no such thing as a patent. Is it possible to patent the Sun?
Student Caesar Larios is stuck in an elevator with an elderly woman. After some time, it became difficult for the woman to stand, and then he got down on all fours and invited her to sit on his back.
In May 2013, Tom Chris from the Canadian city of Calgary won $40 million in the lottery. Without spending a single dollar of this huge sum on himself, he donated all the money to cancer treatment in memory of his wife, who died of lung cancer the year before this event.
During World War II, British philanthropist Nicholas Winton organized the rescue of 669 children, mostly of Jewish origin, from German-occupied Czechoslovakia. He found a shelter for the children and took them to the UK. Despite the nobility of this act, the world learned about it only 50 years later.
Ten-year-old Travis Selinka from California lost all his hair after a course of radiotherapy and was very embarrassed to return to school without hair. However, his classmates decided to support him and all shaved their heads in solidarity. Their action touched Travis to the core.
Shortly after the death of 23 Egyptian Christians by a suicide bomber in Cairo in December 2010, fellow Christians joined hands to form a protective circle as hundreds of Muslims knelt in prayer to prevent a possible retaliatory attack.
In 2013, at Minami-Urawa Station in northern Tokyo, dozens of Japanese worked together to move a 32-ton carriage away from the platform to free a woman who had managed to fall through the gap between the carriage and the platform. After this collective act of rescue, the woman was retrieved unharmed to the applause of onlookers.
Dry cleaners in Portland, Oregon, offered free suit cleaning for unemployed people. They helped more than two thousand people.
During riots in Brazil, a police officer asked protesters to remain calm on his birthday. Soon they presented him with a birthday cake.
Israeli driver Ethan Eliyahu found a bag containing $25,000 in his car. He took the money to the police, and it turned out that it belonged to an Ethiopian janitor who had been saving for his family for a long time.
During World War II, in the Auschwitz concentration camp, Polish Catholic Franciscan priest Maximilian Kolbe volunteered to accept death in place of an unknown prisoner named Frantiszek Gajowniczek. His sacrifice was not in vain; Gajovnicek survived and was reunited with his wife after the war. In 1982, Kolbe was canonized by the Pope and proclaimed a holy martyr.
Eighty-year-old Texas retiree Eugene Bostic spends all his free time helping stray dogs. An experienced welder, he even built a train for the dogs to take on fun rides around the area.
In 2012, seventeen-year-old Megan Vogel performed a very noble act at the 3200-meter final in Columbus, Ohio. Instead of making the final push, she helped her rival Ardenne McMath, who had sprained her leg, and the girls crossed the finish line together.
Every day, leaving the subway, this young Egyptian woman teaches literacy to the child of a street vendor.
A brave Beijing police officer handcuffed himself to a woman who was about to commit suicide. The woman realized that by jumping off, she would take the policeman with her, and this stopped her. Then the law enforcement officer helped the failed suicide climb inside the building.
When homeless Billy Ray Harris returned a diamond engagement ring to Sarah Darling, who accidentally dropped it in his begging jar, he didn't expect the event to turn his life upside down. His act touched the hearts of many people so much that they donated 180 thousand dollars for Billy. The honest guy was able to buy a house and even found a job.
When police officers take an oath to serve and protect, few people know how far they are willing to go to fulfill their oath. For example, two Portland police officers helped deliver an order to a pizza delivery man who had been involved in an accident.
Good stories make us better people
Three weeks ago I donated clothes to the homeless, and today, while walking in the park, I saw a woman wearing my shirt. I smiled at her and said: “Great shirt!”, and she smiled back and agreed: “Yes, I like it too!”
Sadie, a Shetland Sheepdog, always accompanied her adored owner Melvin. One fateful day in 2003, when he decided to start cutting down damaged trees around his house, the dog was also nearby. One old tree, falling, caught Melvin and crushed him. The shepherd ran into the house and called the owner's wife for help. While the rescuers were driving, the dog warmed the owner with its body and licked his face so that he would not lose consciousness.
My dad - best dad, which one can only dream of. He's perfect for mom loving husband, for me, a caring father who has not missed a single one of my football matches, plus he is an excellent master of the house. This morning I went into my dad's toolbox for some pliers and found an old note. It was a page from his diary.
The post was made exactly one month before I was born, and it said, “I am an alcoholic with a criminal record who dropped out of college, but for the sake of my unborn daughter, I will change and become the best father in the world. I will become for her the dad I never had.” I don't know how he did it, but he did it.
My cat ran away from home. I was very worried because I thought that I would never see him again. About a day passed after I posted missing notices and a man called me and said that he had my cat. It turned out that he was a beggar who spent 50 cents to call me from a pay phone. He was very nice and even bought my cat a bag of food.
During Olympic Games 1928 in Amsterdam, Australian rower Bobby Pierce, who was leading in the quarter-finals, suddenly slowed down his boat in front of a passing duck with ducklings. This allowed his opponent to overtake him by five lengths.
Nevertheless, Pierce was still able to win this swim and set an Olympic record.
Today I watched in horror from the kitchen window as my two year old son slipped while playing next to the pool and fell into it. But before I could come to the rescue, our Labrador Rex pulled him out of the water by the collar.
I was riding in a taxi to work when my blood sugar suddenly dropped and I lost consciousness. I woke up in the hospital, where the nurse told me that the taxi driver had carried me to the department in his arms. Moreover, he violated many rules in order to quickly deliver me to the doctors, but the officer who came for him, having learned the reason for the violations, instead of taking him away, shook his hand.
Today a little girl was brought to our hospital after being involved in an accident. She needed a rare blood type. IN 
Her parents and twin brother, who had the same rare group as her, came to the hospital. I explained to him that his sister needed blood and that it was a matter of life and death.
He thought about something for a second, and then, saying goodbye to his parents, he went with me to the ward. When we finished with him and I told him that he could rest, he suddenly asked me: “How? Am I not going to die?
That is, at the moment when he agreed to sacrifice his blood, he was sure that it would kill him. But for the sake of his sister, he was ready to give his life.
Today I caught a taxi, but when I got there I discovered that I had forgotten my wallet and had nothing to pay with. Then the man who ran up to the taxi to take my place paid for me. I asked him how I could pay him back and he gave me an addressed card saying, “You can leave them here.” When I arrived at this address in the evening, I saw that this building charitable foundation.
My father, in order to pay off his mortgage, decided to sell his 1969 Camaro, which he had always loved. A wealthy collector came in response to an advertisement. He examined the car and asked his father why he was selling it. He explained that he had nothing to pay his debts with. The collector paid the money for the car, and then said that he needed to get something from his trunk, got out, got behind the wheel and drove away, leaving the Camaro with his father.
I was on the subway and I saw him coming in a little boy, about five years old, and lies down on the empty couch, just lies down, there are no more places.
Then the rest of the people come in and swear: “Well, boy. How can this be!? He lay down here, there’s no room for anyone else!” But he lies there and doesn’t listen to them. Then his mother comes in with heavy bags, the boy gets up and says: Sit down, mommy, I was guarding your seat!
Today my son hugged me and said: “You are the most best mom in the world!" Then I asked him: “Why did you decide this? Do you know all the mothers in the world?”, and he replied: “You are the whole world to me!”
Four months ago I was diagnosed with baldness. A month later I lost my hair. I was scared to go to school, I thought everyone would stare at me.
The next morning I heard a knock on the door and ten of my friends were standing on the porch with their heads completely shaved. Two of them are girls...
Toby, a golden retriever, surprised even experienced rescuers. Toby's mistress choked on a piece of apple and tried to get rid of suffocation in the well-known way, hitting herself on the chest and back. When the woman began to lose consciousness, Toby jumped on her chest and hit her with his paws with all his might. The unfortunate piece of apple jumped out, and the woman was able to breathe.
Friends, we offer you another selection touching stories from the lives of people who are able to touch the strings of our soul and evoke warm feelings, and perhaps motivate someone to do good deeds just like that, for no reason!
* * * I recently went to a used bookstore and bought a copy of the book that was stolen from me as a child. Imagine my surprise when I opened it and saw that this was my stolen book. On the first page was my name and the signature of the grandfather who gave it to me. He wrote: “I really hope that in many years this book will fall into your hands again and you will re-read it.”
* * * Three weeks ago I donated clothes to the homeless, and today, while walking in the park, I saw a woman wearing my shirt. I smiled at her and said: “Great shirt!”, and she smiled back and agreed: “Yes, I like it too!”
* * * I have diabetes. Two years ago, my mother died and I took in her cat, Keith. Recently at three o'clock in the morning I woke up to Keith sitting at my feet and meowing. I had never heard him do it so loudly and insistently before. I got up to see what happened and suddenly I felt severe weakness. I grabbed a glucometer to check my blood glucose levels. It dropped to 53 while the doctor told me that normal level– this is 70-120. Later at the hospital they told me that if Keith had not woken me up, I might not have woken up.
* * * My dad is the best dad you can ever dream of. For my mother he is a wonderful loving husband, for me he is a caring father who has not missed a single football match of mine, plus he is an excellent master of the house. This morning I went into my dad's toolbox for some pliers and found an old note. It was a page from his diary. The post was made exactly one month before I was born, and it said, “I am an alcoholic with a criminal record who dropped out of college, but for the sake of my unborn daughter, I will change and become the best father in the world. I will become for her the dad I never had.” I don't know how he did it, but he did it.
* * * My cat ran away from home. I was very worried because I thought that I would never see him again. About a day passed after I posted missing notices and a man called me and said that he had my cat. It turned out that he was a beggar who spent 50 cents to call me from a pay phone. He was very nice and even bought my cat a bag of food.
* * * Today I watched in horror from the kitchen window as my two-year-old son slipped while playing next to the pool and fell into it. But before I could come to the rescue, our Labrador Rex pulled him out of the water by the collar.
* * * I was riding in a taxi to work when my blood sugar suddenly dropped and I lost consciousness. I woke up in the hospital, where the nurse told me that the taxi driver had carried me to the department in his arms. Moreover, he violated many rules in order to quickly deliver me to the doctors, but the officer who came for him, having learned the reason for the violations, instead of taking him away, shook his hand.
* * * Today a little girl was brought to our hospital after being in an accident. She needed a rare blood type. Her parents and twin brother, who had the same rare group as her, came to the hospital. I explained to him that his sister needed blood and that it was a matter of life and death. He thought about something for a second, and then, saying goodbye to his parents, he went with me to the ward. When we finished with him and I told him that he could rest, he suddenly asked me: “How? Am I not going to die? That is, at the moment when he agreed to sacrifice his blood, he was sure that it would kill him. But for the sake of his sister, he was ready to give his life.
* * * Today I caught a taxi, but when I got there I discovered that I had forgotten my wallet and had nothing to pay with. Then the man who ran up to the taxi to take my place paid for me. I asked him how I could pay him back and he gave me an addressed card saying, “You can leave them here.” When I arrived at this address in the evening, I saw that this was the building of a charitable foundation.
* * * A large stray dog followed me from the metro almost to my house. I was already starting to get nervous. But suddenly, right in front of me, a guy appeared from somewhere with a knife in his hands and demanded my wallet. Before I could react, the dog pounced on him. He threw the knife and I ran away. Now I'm home, safe and all thanks to that dog.
* * * Today my boyfriend and I were sitting in a cafe and I noticed that every time someone passes by, he leans over and kisses me on the cheek. I asked him why he was doing this, and he smiled and replied that he wanted everyone to know that I was his girlfriend. We both lost our spouses about ten years ago. They had cancer. But we were able to love again. Everyone has a second chance.
* * * I always wear a seat belt while driving. But today I had to get the cards out of the glove compartment and I unbuckled my seat belt. As I bent over, a long aluminum pipe fell out of the back of the truck that was parked at the traffic light in front of me. She broke the windshield and crashed straight into the driver's seat, right into the place where my head had been a second ago. The policeman who arrived at the scene was amazed for a long time at how lucky I was.
* * * Today, when I was sitting on a bench in the park, I saw an elderly couple. They stopped their car under an old oak tree, turned on jazz music and began to dance a slow dance. They held hands and did not take their eyes off each other. They then got back into the car and drove away.
* * * Today I saw in the supermarket young guy. He had two gift cards and used them to buy several video games. As he was about to leave, the cashier told him that he still had $12 left on his card. Then he returned to the store, took a bouquet for 10 dollars and, having paid for it with a card at the checkout, gave it to the cashier. For a long time she could not wipe the smile from her face even after he had already left.
* * * Today my son hugged me and said: “You are the best mom in the world!” Then I asked him: “Why did you decide this? Do you know all the mothers in the world?”, and he replied: “You are the whole world to me!”
Each of us has our own memories of childhood - cheerful, funny, touching and sad. In childhood, of course, the colors seem brighter, the sky bluer, the trees taller, but kindness remains unchanged. And this story is about her, about a simple human kindness:
On Christmas Eve, while going through my mother's old letters, I remembered a story she told me:
"I was at my mother's only son. She got married late and doctors forbade her to give birth. Mom did not listen to the doctors, at her own risk she waited until 6 months and only then appeared at the antenatal clinic for the first time.
I was a welcome child: my grandparents, my dad, and even stepsister they doted on me, and my mother simply blew away specks of dust from her only son!
Mom started working very early and before work had to take me to kindergarten"Dubki", located near the Timiryazev Academy. To get to work on time, my mother rode the first buses and trams, which, as a rule, were driven by the same drivers. My mother and I got off the tram, she took me to the gate of the kindergarten, handed me over to the teacher, ran to the stop and... waited for the next tram.
After several delays, she was warned about her dismissal, and since we, like everyone else, lived very modestly and could not live on my father’s salary alone, my mother, reluctantly, came up with a solution: to let me off alone, a three-year-old baby, at a bus stop in the hope that that I can walk from the tram to the kindergarten gate on my own.
We succeeded the first time, although these seconds were the longest and most terrible in her life. She rushed around the half-empty tram to see if I had entered the gate or was still crawling, wrapped in a fur coat with a scarf, felt boots and a hat.
After some time, my mother suddenly noticed that the tram began to leave the stop very slowly and pick up speed only when I was hiding behind the gate of the kindergarten. This went on for three years while I was in kindergarten. Mom could not, and did not try, to find an explanation for such a strange pattern. The main thing is that her heart was calm for me.
Everything became clear only a few years later, when I started going to school. My mother and I went to her work and suddenly the carriage driver called out to me:
- Hi baby! You have become so grown up! Do you remember how your mother and I accompanied you to kindergarten?..”
Many years have passed, but every time I pass by the “Dubki” stop, I remember this little episode of my life and my heart becomes a little warmer from the kindness of this woman, who every day, absolutely selflessly, did one small good deed, simply delaying the whole tram a little for the peace of mind of a complete stranger.
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