Things that restore your faith in society

Organ donors and their families.

And Batman, because no matter how bad the criminal has been, he will not kill them.

Seeing tall, strapping teenage boys being gentle and kind with little kids and animals.

There are way too many to list. We see them everyday. The problem for the most part is that we only hear about the bad things that happen and rarely the good things. It's not nearly as bad as what the media portrays it to be,

This...every day, I see something that makes me realize that things aren't as bad as we think.

My biggest reminders are my husband, a soldier in the Army, and my beautiful, kind, loving boys.

when im clearly in a bad mood and a stranger smiles at me. Its such a simple gesture but it still means a lot.

I agree with a lot of these!

Also, working at McDonalds, life is pretty bleak and no one cares. I worked there for many years and I'd always get stuck taking cash at the first window...which I hated. But sometimes people would come through and offer to pay for the people behind them and the look when the next car pulled up and I told them their meal was paid for was so worth it on those days. A lot of times they'd pass the favor on too and I'd get three or four cars in a row that would do it, even if it was more than what their food cost. I've had it happen to me at Starbucks once so I passed it on.

I also recently read an article about people going in to coffee places or local restaurants and paying for their coffee and then 2 or 3 extras. I forget what they called it but someone could come in that was homeless and ask if there were any available and get a warm cup of coffee or sometimes meals.

I'm not a religious person, but it warms my heart when I actually see people living what Jesus preached and not just spewing it when it works in their favor.

Also, when I was serving at a small cafe in Columbus, OH, there was a guy that would come in, order 2 meals, eat one and box the other one up for a homeless guy that hung out in the area. He was super nice and everyone wanted him in their section because he had this way of talking to you and making you feel special after a day of being treated like a servant. He also tipped very well so that helped.

Watching kids chase bugs, lizards, or butterflies just to see them up close.

parents who actually get off their phone when their child asks them to watch something.

people who let someone with 3-4 items in a buggy go ahead of them.

People singing and dancing to the radio in dead stopped traffic.

Adults splashing in puddles

This whole thread is awesome but all of the above suits me to a tee. I catch frogs, toads, bumble bees, preying mantis...I love nature. And I get lost in the music and I dance like nobody is watching. I had a lady in front of me at Kohl's the other week and she had coupons that she couldn't use so she gave them to me, it saved me over $15 (I only spent $60)
When I see how good of a job my sisters are doing raising their kids to be kind caring people when we were raised so horribly, it makes my heart swell with pride. And I would add dancing in the rain too.
Thanks for starting a thread worth reading Sandy! You Rick!

I like you! I, too, dance like nobody's watching. It's my tag line on all my emails: Dance like nobody's watching. And I've splashed in puddles, watched spiders spin webs, caught lightning bugs in jars, all while an adult.

One time, I saw an elderly man pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair. When they got to a hill, he stood on the back of her wheelchair and they went racing down the incline. That was awesome.

Me too!

ok... I cried.

Ok good it wasn't just me.

Wow...SO inspiring

Every minute I spend with my kids makes the world a better place!

Every minute I spend with my kids makes the world a better place!

This thread is exactly what I needed today! Thank you all! :flowerforyou:

This post isn't to toot my own horn but I went out and bought a bunch of fishing equipment. I could tell the cashier was new. Anyway, I get home and see that she didn't charge me for the fishing pole. Instead of saying "cool, I got a free pole." I brought it back and paid for it. The cashier must have just gotten off work. The assistant manager looked at my receipt to see who the cashier was who rung me up the first time and said "oh she is new and WAS doing so well. I said " She did great and I saw her scan the pole, so it is the scanners fault not the cashier, she did a great job." The assistant manager gave me an extra 10% off the price. So, being honest=10% discount
Restoring someone's faith in humanity= priceless

I bet a lot of us do things every day that people see as a blessing, so even if it's kind of tooting your own horn, it's just one more thing someone did that is positive.

I've given complete strangers $100 for something important to them. I enjoy doing it and when I can afford it, I know it's a blessing to people. I don't need praise for these things, I just hope they pay it forward.

Evolution.

When I ask a customer if there is anytihng else I can do for them today and they say "yes there is you have a great day!" sounds corney but makes me smile they usually ask for a million dollars or winning lottery numbers. lol sure buddy ill get right on that.