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underpants

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Fri Jan 4, 2013, 09:01 PM Jan 2013

26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity This Year

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/moments-that-restored-our-faith-in-humanity-this-y


1. The parents who made their son's wheelchair into the best Halloween costume ever
2. The terminally ill man who loves receiving mail... and got more than he ever expected
3. A kind stranger who stopped a day from being ruined
4. The doctor who offered free medical care after Hurricane Sandy
5. And the people that helped out any way that they could
6. The older couple who saw themselves in two young parents
7. This Libyan child who doesn't believe in hate
8. The parents who tattooed insulin pumps on their bellies so their diabetic son wouldn't feel "different"
9. The police officer who bought shoes for a barefoot homeless man
10. And the police officers who made blind 13-year-old Gage Hancock-Stevens' dream of being a cop come true
11. The Michigan soccer team who gave their team manager with Down syndrome an opportunity to start
12. The Texas A&M students that blocked Westboro Baptist Church protesters with a human wall
13. And this brave kid who stood up against hate
14. The woman who kept a homeless man dry during a downpour
15. The Disney security guard who is amazing at his job
16. The Icelandic heroes who rescued sheep during a major snowstorm
17. The quick-thinking little girl who saved her mom's life by slapping her with a piece of pizza
18. The young girl who loves her dog unconditionally
19. The famous rugby player who visited his biggest fan in the hospital
20. The bros who worked together to save a cat
21. The community that came together to make Caine's dream a reality
22. The football star who gives children in need a shopping spree each year
This is a receipt for $19,000 in toys.
23. The man who comforts the old dog that saved his life
24. These candidates for parents of the year
25. The amazing couple who stuck together through unbelievable odds

26. And every single time anything like this happened.
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26 Moments That Restored Our Faith In Humanity This Year (Original Post) underpants Jan 2013 OP
Thanks, that was beautiful DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #1
Wonderful! BobTheSubgenius Jan 2013 #2
Wonderful stopwastingmymoney Jan 2013 #3

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)
1. Thanks, that was beautiful
Fri Jan 4, 2013, 09:33 PM
Jan 2013

After a few financially-disastrous years, I am beginning to see a lighter path.

I live in a small town that might as well have a line drawn down the middle of it. Three times, over the holidays, I hung around the checkstands of a mercado on the "wrong side of town" and picked up the tab on a few cart-fulls of groceries. It was the children's faces that pulled the trigger.

I would like to thank you for posting this, underpants.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
2. Wonderful!
Sat Jan 5, 2013, 12:13 AM
Jan 2013

I LOVED that piece; every item was a nugget of warmth and joy. Thank you!


The soccer one reminded me of a similar story that involved a school basketball team.

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