With all the negative things that are going on in the world, it is easy to lose sight of all of the good things that people do, the compassion that individuals show each other, and the love that is at the heart of the human spirit. So I thought it would be worth having a thread to highlight examples of this, to balance out all the negativity.

Here's one to start:

Arab plumbers refuse to charge client after learning she’s a Holocaust survivor

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In gratitude forever … .

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I before E except after C
Or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh
Or in science and ageist, when syllables split
English is weird, but I don't give a crap.

Yes, I think we really need this! Thank you!

As my first contribution, I just want to link to a thread I posted previously: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4087

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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.

From South Africa:

https://city-press.news24.com/Trending/ ... e-20191109

I couldn't quickly find an article that included the prelude, which was someone posting on twitter to make fun of the dude who proposed. That unkindness is what sparked the outpouring of support.

If every unkindness in this world could trigger an avalanche of good, it would help balance the world.

I read that entire Twitter thread yesterday and loved the snowballing of giving that resulted from that first dismissive, mocking tweet.


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Mornings wouldn't suck so badly if they came later in the day.

Here's a story to counteract all the discouraging press about greedy CEOs:

https://people.com/human-interest/dan-p ... yi45Qto9GA

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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.

This is more of a "bad thing almost happened but didn't", but I'll take it.

South Dakota Governor Caves on Attempted Efforts to Silence Pipeline Protesters

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“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
Dangerous Beans
Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Bar offers free hamburger and fries to people who leave their cars overnight, rather than driving drunk!

https://trendings.net/this-bar-leaves-n ... AYJxV_3QZk

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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.

Just saw this today and was coming here to post! Ya beat me!

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I before E except after C
Or when sounding like A as in neighbor and weigh
Or in science and ageist, when syllables split
English is weird, but I don't give a crap.

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“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
Dangerous Beans
Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

I'm not sure what's cuter about the update to that story, that this year she's coming along as his guest or that there's a picture in the article from September when he and his girlfriend were paying her a visit.

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When you can do nothing what can you do?

So “The Late Late Show” is an Irish chat show that’s been running for decades, but the last show in November has become something of an institution, with practically every Irish person at h9mw and abroad tuning in to watch the kids, the toys and the feelgood factor. Here’s a couple of moments from last nights show.


https://www.her.ie/entertainment/6-of-t ... how-490953

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The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End

I was just coming in to post this same story.

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My heart is forever in the Shire.

Kudos to the Dairy Farmers of Ontario! I can't imagine anything worse that being a kid stuck in hospital over Christmas!

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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.

Oh, this is SO nice!!

Public transit system honors Rosa Parks with open seat on every bus. (At the FRONT of the bus, need I add? )

https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/12/publ ... FBffnHQMX0

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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.

I saw this is our news.

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My heart is forever in the Shire.

Speaking of lovely bittersweet stories from public transit.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1204 ... 29058.html

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“I am not so blind that I can't see darkness.”
Dangerous Beans
Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Here's one from the world of sports.

Heisman winner's speech leads to over $370,000 in donations for families in poverty

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In gratitude forever … .

That is an awesome story.

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My heart is forever in the Shire.

I wish more churches would do this, and it also breaks my heart that it's necessary, when it wouldn't be if the U.S. had universal health care! Health care expenses are, of course, the leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States.

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... vmsLpeg3qY

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When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose.