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Faith in humanity restored wholesome happy random acts of kindness

At about 200 items uploaded so far. Pics from around the world.

via Jennifer Freeman & Valkyrie

Via Lisa Cohen, like all the stories in my Kindness collection so far.

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When they realized they were stuck, they decided to keep themselves busy and help the community and made as many loaves of bread as they could. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.

“We didn’t count exactly how many loaves they made, but they used 4,400 pounds [1,996kg] of flour.”

‘Ted says if Zahir hadn’t been so kind, his life would look very different.

“None of my attitude would have changed,” Ted says. “I would still have the same beliefs I always did. The way they responded to this is what changed me.”‘

Via Lisa Cohen.

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“They actually were doing more against extremism than I was,” Ted says. “I just realized all the misconceptions I had about Islam were wrong, because I didn’t know any actual Muslims.”

The next week, the congregation’s leader invited Ted to visit the mosque. In the prayer hall still marked by his bullets Ted apologized, and in front of everyone the leaders hugged him. When it came time for prayer, Ted turned to Zahir.

“He just said, ‘I want to pray with you,'” Zahir says. “I said, ‘Follow me,’ and then we bowed down. That’s when he became my brother.”

Lisa Cohen’s share of this post reminded me of the Jewish concept of tikkun olam – basically healing the world’s imperfections by doing acts of kindness and goodness. I want to celebrate that in this new collection.

Originally shared by Joyce Donahue

Ballet dancer saves homeless man pushed onto train tracks. Definitely a case where strength and agility came in handy.