We often tend to look at the world around us through the eyes of the news. Unfortunately, this can be a very difficult situation because the news tends to focus on the negative and it can get overwhelming very quickly. That is true of the news that we see on the television as well as what we see online or even what we hear on the radio. Bad news sells, so it is good for their advertising but at the same, it leaves us all feeling a little drained at the end of the day.
Sometimes what we need is the ability to feel good about the world around us. They often say that pictures are worth a thousand words and the pictures that we have below are going to speak volumes. Each and every one of them tells a story with a very positive image and when you are finished looking at them, you will feel confident in the fact that the world is not so bad after all.
1. This Harlem man is 22 years old. He befriended an 81-year-old woman that he met playing an online game. He went to Florida last week to meet her in person.
2. This elderly lady asked the young man to walk her home because she was afraid of slipping on the ice. He now walks her home almost every day.
3. This 15-year-old boy held a classroom door shut with his body to protect the other students from a gunman. He was shot five times.
4. An officer talked this man out of committing suicide and eight months later, he is given an award by the man at the American Foundation of Suicide.
5. These men belong to a local group that cuts lawns for the elderly, disabled and single mothers for free.
6. This kind woman took the young man in 15 years ago and he couldn’t be happier.
7. These two kids are complete strangers that just met at a fast food restaurant
8. This young man was struggling to tie a tie and a stranger came over to help.
9. This seven-year-old boy gave $20 from his piggy bank to help a vandalized mosque. They gave him an iPad.
10. This Uber driver took him to the hospital and kept him company.
11. This stranger was helping the man in red with his son’s math homework
12. Waiter helping a disabled lady eat so her husband can eat his meal.
13. Sgt. Mike Maroney Reunited with a girl he saved during Hurricane Katrina
14. No words
15. They saw this homeless man every day so they decided to help him
16. 12-year-old boy hugging a police officer at a Ferguson protest in Portland
17. Christmas surprise for the homeless
18. A professor that goes above and beyond
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