We’re barraged every day with stories and photos and videos of all that’s wrong with the world, so it’s no wonder people tend to forget the acts of kindness that people across the globe perform every single day.
Take a look at the list below of all the kindness going on in the world, and keep them on recall whenever news of mass shootings, hairy international incidents or political disputes are dragging you down. If you’ve lost your faith in humanity, or fear you will soon, these photos should put a skip in your step.
1. A man on the verge of winning the London Marathon stopped to help a struggling competitor, then led him across the finish line so he could win instead.
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2. When they found out their teacher’s kitten had died, her students surprised her with a new one.
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3. A city worker collected a bunch of dirty blankets from a park, washed and folded them, then returned them to the park.
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4. This man’s dog can’t walk anymore, so he takes her out for her daily walks in a wheelchair.
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5. These garbage men decide to take a much-needed break – on a playground!
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6. During a rainstorm, a Wendy’s employee removed an outside umbrella and used it to shield an elderly man.
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7. A cashier displayed compassion when she took this elderly man’s order, then went outside to help him to his seat and even hand-delivered his order.
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8. During a protest in Brazil, a general asked people not to fight on his birthday. The protesters made him a birthday cake.
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9. A young boy with an inoperable brain tumor was sworn in as his city’s youngest police officer.
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10. Beachgoers formed a human chain to save swimmers caught in a riptide in Panama City, Florida.
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11. A little girl didn’t realize she was headed for a birthday trip to Disneyland until it was announced on the PA system on her Southwest flight.
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12. A stranger saw a woman was waiting for a table for one during the crowded lunch hour – so he asked her to join him and his party at their table.
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13. As residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Irma, a young boy noticed the car ahead of theirs had Florida plates. So he jumped out of the car and paid for their meals.
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14. Workers at a Little Caesar’s hung up this sign after seeing a homeless man digging through the Dumpsters for something to eat.
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15. A woman cut holes in the privacy fence between her house and her neighbors – all so the curious German shepherd next door could have some company while her owners were away.
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16. This bride surprised her grandmother by wearing the wedding dress she herself had worn in 1962.
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17. Two police officers buy lunch for a mentally handicapped man at a Louisiana Taco Bell.
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18. A child shares a food kit with his dog after a devastating earthquake in Mexico.
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19. Instead of selling them, this man gave his two extra tickets to a Spain-Holland sporting event to a young boy who couldn’t afford to go.
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20. After a woman became trapped in the gap, commuters in Japan worked together to push a 32-ton train car away from the platform.
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21. A homeless man who only had one book to read was given a Kindle by a kindhearted stranger.
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22. A man uses an umbrella to save a kitten that was drowning in a canal.
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23. Window washers in Memphis dress up as superheroes to cheer up children in a hospital.
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24. This man’s best friend suffers from severe arthritis. So every day, he takes him to a lake and holds him up to help relieve the pain.
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25. These little girls take time out of their day to make sure a cow is well hydrated.
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