It’s always good to know that there are good people out there doing good things, and having good things happen to them in return. It’s one of the few ways we ever get to feel that things are right in the universe.
So, if you’ve been wondering if everything in the world is terrible and awful, we’ve got a feels trip for you.
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Okay, nobody wants to see a baby wrapped up on cords in a hospital bed.
But for this girl, that’s been life-saving — and this is the last of it for her. After spending the first 257 days of her life there, she gets to go home.
Moments don’t get much more bittersweet than this.
“A powerful photo I took of my husband holding our newborn,” wrote the uploader. “He had driven 8 hours to be there for her birth after witnessing his dad lose his battle with cancer only 48 hours earlier. So much emotion conveyed in his posture here.”
A hero gets his due.
“My Uncle recieving recognition for helping his father rescue over 600 Jews during the Holocaust, in Romania,” wrote the uploader. “His father was beaten to death for for his actions, and my uncle was imprisoned and beaten to the point of suffering life long injuries.”
Food waste has so much potential to do good.
This is 274.6 lbs. of food that would have been headed to the landfill, but instead is being packaged up for donation to shelters and schools.
This courthouse deputy helped this young man make a good first impression.
There’s no word on why this young man was at court that day, but chances are, looking out of sorts wouldn’t have done him any good, so it’s nice that the deputy was looking out for him.
This school refuses to let kids go hungry.
While we’re hearing all too often about kids with lunch debts facing consequences like not going on field trips, it’s great to see this school’s dedication to feeding their students so they can focus on learning.
When police responded to protests in Bolivia, some street dogs were caught up in the action.
So, these protesters tended to one of the poor pups that had been inadvertently tear-gassed.
And the Mother of the Year award goes to…
Well, it’s hard to compete with this mom, who built a rig to allow her son, who has cerebral palsy, to skate down at the skate park, and then pushed him around.
Just check out the smile on her son’s face!
This dog is the ultimate supporter.
Yardley here joins his owner for all the matches for his favorite team, Pollok FC, a minor league team in Scotland.
He’s also a therapy dog at a local hospital, which means he definitely earns his leisure time.
That’s the look of huge effort finally paying off.
19-year-old Gabriel Nobre struck a deal to try to get into college, cleaning a school building in exchange for free college prep classes, just for a chance to take Brazil’s notoriously difficult entrance exam. He passed.
Fast friends do happen.
This elderly veteran started telling stories to his server before ordering at this restaurant and apologized, saying “I’m alone now and I don’t often have someone to talk to.”
So the server came back later on his break to sit with the man and they carried on a long conversation together.
When you’re feeling the music and you don’t even want to keep it in.
As a former band kid myself, I applaud this guy for getting so into it. It’s so easy to by cynical, especially as a teen, so the love is refreshing.
Perfect timing.
“I was trying to get a picture of me and my little boy under this amazing rainbow in small town Kansas,” wrote the uploader. “Right when I went to take the picture he tapped me on my shoulder for a surprise Eskimo kiss.”
Quite the pair.
This man can only see out of one eye. The dog he’s holding only has one eye, and nobody wanted to adopt it, so he brought it home.
When the reactions leave you stunned.
Freshly minted Nobel Prize winner in physics Michel Mayor was on tour in Spain when he got the news about his big honor. This is him in the airport finding all the messages he’s been left.
This is what a Santa Claus class looks like.
Who could see row upon row of Santas and not think of all the joy they’ll be bringing to kids at the happiest time of the year?
The owner of this wallet is clearly going through a major life change and his dad’s words will certainly help a lot.
Those of us who kept a supportive message close to us when things got stressful in school can attest to how much these words matter.
Mass protests can be exhausting and scary to participate in, so the people behind this stand are doing what they can to help in Iraq.
To keep fueling the good fight, they’re providing free snacks, cold water, fresh bread, and other kinds of homemade food.
And another Iraqi protester will literally be a sight for sore eyes.
He’s being dubbed the tear gas rescue man and the bottles he’s carrying are filled with yeast water to help others ease the chemical sting from any incoming canisters.
As we can see from this story, this professor is no stranger to the challenges of being a parent.
So when one student’s baby started crying in his class, it didn’t even break his stride.
It must have come as a major relief because it’s a serious roll of the dice as to whether a professor will be this understanding.
This guy showed some real dedication in reuniting a friendly pooch with his fur parents.
Although that must have felt like an uncertain two hours, his efforts made for a happy dog and some even happier people.
Sometimes we can make a big difference for someone just by taking a little time out of our days.
Seven years ago today, Emma Watson came across a five-year-old fan dressed as Harry Potter and said, “Excuse me, are you Harry Potter? That’s great, because I’m Hermione Granger and we’re best of friends.”
In the chaos of the California wildfires, it’s easy to forget about creatures like these, but one firefighter was a hero to more than just people.
Here we see him leading what are probably some scared alpacas to safety.
While it’s unfortunate that there are people out there setting up fake ATMS, it’s more heartening to see people doing something about it.
This fake ATM is in Prague, so it seems that a Czeck local is warning tourists of the grift in English, German, and Russian.
It was very considerate to do this in multiple languages.
Everyone heals in their own way, but it’s amazing when someone’s comfort in difficult times is to make others comfortable.
For instance, here we see Sophia Bowman in the middle of knitting 40 hats for other patients during her stay at Children’s Mercy Hospital.
Just because something may not affect the grand scheme of things, that doesn’t mean it isn’t appreciated in the moment.
Recent years have introduced the annoying problem of gas stations that play ads, but one noble avenger has shared the secret of the mute button with their fellow customers.
This creative way to brighten up the days of some nursing home residents obviously worked like a dream.
They may be stuck inside, but this cowboy and his faithful bull have done their part to make sure they don’t miss the rodeo.
This ranger saved a baby bear from a fire and he’s made a new friend whether he likes it or not.
In this short Twitter video, we can see the little cub flat-out refuse to let him go.
This university has an anonymous chalkboard to let students get things off their chest.
That’s already pretty nice to see, but one mysterious person did that gesture one better by leaving encouraging words whenever someone shares what’s bothering them.
It’s unclear whether this picture’s uploader put down this sticky trap, but they seem to regret it now if they did.
They were going to put the snake out of its misery, but then a friend told them they could rescue it from the trap with some cooking spray and now the little guy has a new chance at life.
When someone didn’t want to take responsibility for what they did, a witness stepped up and made them.
Now when this car’s owner reports the damage, they’ll have all the information they need.
While it’s definitely not unusual to cry at your wedding, there’s a much more powerful story behind this man’s tears.
As he described it, he treated his mother “terribly” growing up and faced trouble with the law and developed an addiction that eventually led him to prison.
Three years after his release, he’s stayed sober, landed the best job he’s ever had and married his best friend. So when his mom said she was proud of the man he’s become, this was his reaction.
No matter how hard it is for this 19-year-old dog to go on walks, he still loves them just as much.
So to make him happy, his owner takes him out in this special wagon and it seems to do the trick perfectly.
When firefighters contained a blaze that threatened a town near this taco vendor, he quickly showed his appreciation.
To do that, he took it upon himself to feed all 150 of the firefighters involved. It’s hard to even imagine how much work that would take.
Thanks to a rare antibody in his blood, this 82-year-old Australian man was able to save the lives of 2.4 million babies over the years.
As CNN reported , he gave his last donation last year because Australian law disallows people from donating blood once they go beyond 81 years of age.
This groom interrupted his own wedding to save a boy from drowning.
I think she’ll still say “I do” even though he’s soaked to the bone. It’s easy to see that she’s with a good man.
Keeping it clean.
Throughout protests that have been gripping Lebanon, protesters have been determined to not allow their country to be trashed, so they’re keeping the streets clean as they protest.
I don’t think they’re disagreeing.
In fact, it looks like they’re having a thoughtful conversation.
It has to be somewhat gratifying just to have someone acknowledge your sign when you’ve put some thought and work into it.
Sheer exhaustion.
This maternity ward nurse just finished working 53 hours in four days, and on her last shift she had to deliver a stillborn child, so it’s not a shock that she’s breaking down.
The fact that nurses will put themselves through such rigors for us is the real heartwarming part. Nurses are the best.
