From children helping the homeless, to the couple reunited after 60 years serparation, we’re tracked down the 10 stories guaranteed to warm even the coldest of hearts.
This world can be full of so many dark things – world hunger, war, strife. That’s why it’s easy to lose sight of how good humans are, naturally. But you won’t feel that way for long!
If you focus on the negative, you’re bound to lose your faith in humanity. The truth is that billions of people are trying to make the world a better place. These are some of the greatest acts of human kindness.
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A German fighter ace risked execution when he didn´t shoot down a US bomber in 1943. Instead he escorted it to safety. The pilots reunited in 1990 and became best friends.
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Bill Gates has promised to donate 95% of his wealth to charity, he´s worth 81 billion dollar currently. He´s given away 28 billion dollar since 2007 and save 6 million lives through disease prevention initiatives,
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An 11-year-old leukemia patient´s dying wish was to help the homeless. Too ill to do it himself, he inspired others to collect 20.000 cans of food and raised 60.000 dollar.
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A millionaire investor in Bahrain collects garbage and sorts recyclables every day. He was once mistaken for a government worked and told off for not wearing a uniform.
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“Merck” freely give away their drugs to treat river blindness. Over 25 years they have donated 1 billion treatments across 35 countries who can´t afford it.
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A couple forced apart by Stalin´s regime thought they´d lost each-others. They re-married other people, but then aged 80 they reunited by chance after visiting their hometown on the same day.
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3.000 bikers offer 24 hours protection to children who have been abused. They accompany kids to court hearing and even sleep over if the child is scared.
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After the Fukushima power station meltdown in 2011 the plant was too dangerous to work in. Over 200 pensioners volunteered to tackle the meltdown, to spare young workers from radiation.
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A 100-year-old Bulgarian walks or buses over 24 kilometers each day to beg in the city. He lives off 100 dollars a month and gives everything else to orphanages and churches.
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James Harrison has donated his rare blood every three weeks since 1954. His blood has saved over 2.4 million babies dying of rhesus disease.
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