Restoring Faith In Humanity

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I know that the list of reasons for misanthropy can seem extensive at times. But even during dark times and the deepest of tragedies, you can see powerful acts of empathy and solidarity between human beings. I thought it would be nice to create a positive thread to celebrate this and show examples of this:

Biker gangs standing guard outside mosques after the Christchurch mosque shooting:

Biker gangs across New Zealand have promised to stand guard outside of New Zealand mosques for first Friday prayer since massacre

Dutch men hold hands as a protest after a homophobic attacks in the Netherlands (two years ago):

Dutch men hold hands against homophobia

Muslim women form human chain after the London Bridge attacks:

Muslim Women Created a Human Chain Outside Westminster and It's Beautiful

Others:



Teenager hailed 'new hero of the left' after standing up to Italian fascists in viral video



51 Photos That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity

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I know that the list of reasons for misanthropy can seem extensive at times. But even during dark times and the deepest of tragedies, you can see powerful acts of empathy and solidarity between human beings. I thought it would be nice to create a positive thread to celebrate this and show examples of this:

Biker gangs standing guard outside mosques after the Christchurch mosque shooting:

Biker gangs across New Zealand have promised to stand guard outside of New Zealand mosques for first Friday prayer since massacre

Dutch men hold hands as a protest after a homophobic attacks in the Netherlands (two years ago):

Dutch men hold hands against homophobia

Muslim women form human chain after the London Bridge attacks:

Muslim Women Created a Human Chain Outside Westminster and It's Beautiful

Others:



Teenager hailed 'new hero of the left' after standing up to Italian fascists in viral video



51 Photos That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity

Please post more.

Your timing with this thread could not have been better. Thank you for posting it.

There really are some wonderful people here at LPSG. Like these two.

What a great thread. I look forward to reading something uplifting and positive. Seems like it's been forever...
 
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There really are some wonderful people here at LPSG. Like these two.
I hope you were including yourself.
What a great thread. I look forward to reading something uplifting and positive. Seems like it's been forever...
It just seems that there is so little that is inspiring in the world of late. We live in a world that sensationalizes the worst.

But, when you least expect it, and maybe when you need it the most, something powerful comes along that restores your faith in humanity and uplifts and inspires.

It doesn’t need to be on the international stage.

Here in our little community, there has been a devastating loss for one of our friends. One heart broken swiftly became many hearts broken. And yet, the outpouring of kindness, concern, and love from friends—and even those who just happened to become aware of what had happened—has been one of those rare occasions where, even when the worst happens, the best can also happen. Many came together to embrace and uplift one.

Even in a small corner of the world, I still want to believe that faith in humanity can still be found. It shown brilliantly here when it was most needed, and for whom it was most needed.
 
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I hope you were including yourself.

It just seems that there is so little that is inspiring in the world of late. We live in a world that sensationalizes the worst.

But, when you least expect it, and maybe when you need it the most, something powerful comes along that restores your faith in humanity and uplifts and inspires.

It doesn’t need to be on the international stage.

Here in our little community, there has been a devastating loss for one of our friends. One heart broken swiftly became many hearts broken. And yet, the outpouring of kindness, concern, and love from friends—and even those who just happened to become aware of what had happened—has been one of those rare occasions where, even when the worst happens, the best can also happen. Many came together to embrace and uplift one.

Even in a small corner of the world, I still want to believe that faith in humanity can still be found. It shown brilliantly here when it was most needed, and for whom it was most needed.
Can't say I'll ever get my faith back. That ship sailed decades ago. When you get too many turds in a washing machine, the whole load is ruined. But I can definitely cherish and love individuals.

It did warm my heart to see the outpouring of support for @Tight_N_Juicy and @Tattooed Goddess for their unfortunate situations. All the best for them!:heart:
 
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Can't say I'll ever get my faith back. That ship sailed decades ago...[...]...But I can definitely cherish and love individuals.
There is a difference between “faith” and “faith in humanity”. The latter was the one for which I was looking—goodness in people for others—which may do more good than the former. From your posts, I have come to the conclusion that you are a practitioner of the latter and do it freely and generously.
 

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humanity died
when gods son purportedly became the saviour of humankind
maybe wrong of course

on a positive note tho as reqested there are still some, very few perhaps humanitarian philanthropists, can only name a few TBH sorry


but then, that coulfd be just my view on things at this time

David ATTENBOROUGHS my current favourite
if i am allowed to worship idols instead of a religion

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Can't say I'll ever get my faith back
 

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A return in faith of humanity was just a simple act of kindness when someone saw me struggling with my car and needing a jump and someone helped. To me it isn’t huge events but small acts which restore hope.
 
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Here's one from about 20 years ago: My parents bought a porch glider and were hauling it home.
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(in case you're wondering what one is)

My dad, being a salty old-school DIYer, had it tied down to the roof of the car. It wasn't working so well and they had to pull over to the side of a very busy road. As he was adjusting it, a young guy with a pick-up truck stopped to help. They loaded it into his truck and he followed them all the way to their house, which was a good 25-30 minutes from there.

It's not a current story, but it's most definitely restorative.
 

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To restore faith in anything physical.......you need a good, well built and constructed foundation. To build upon a fractured foundation will always give grief.

Restoring faith in humanity? Looking forward is the best advice I'm able to offer.

I just looked down.......wow. an 2003 version of Guinness World Records ..............random flip..........Tony Blair at 41 became the youngest ever leader of the British Labour Party.


Yes.....................well............... what a huge difference that made to the world.
 

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Small acts of kindness are all it takes. There was a mentally ill woman who used to scour for cigarettes butts where we took our breaks outside my office building. She was so sweet though. The smokers would always give her a cigarette, and I would buy her a fresh pack on holidays.

Anyway, she got ill one day (I wasn’t there). She lost her vision. The half way house she was living in still kicked her out on the street at 8am. She was wandering around into traffic, crying, couldn’t find her way. The ladies on break saw her a block away, narrowly being missed being hit by a car. A couple of them ran out to get her and took her back to the halfway house. They refused to help. So the ladies called an ambulance, comforted the crying blind women until the paramedics got there.

We never saw her again. We know she was really, really ill. We had watched her health decline over the past year. But at least her last memories were of being hugged by people who cared to run out into the street after her. People who knew her name.

We think she died. If she were alive anywhere in the city, she would have come back to the building. She knew all our names. We were her “ladies”.

Anyway, small acts of kindness count.
 

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NYPD officers praised for helping woman pay for groceries she allegedly shoplifted

Three NYPD officers happened to be in a Wholefoods yesterday to buy lunch when the store security guards asked them to arrest a woman caught stealing food. The three officers paid for the groceries, and let her go.

Amazing, especially with the bad rap the police get today. We hear a lot from the media about bad cops, but rarely these stories.
 

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I saw a young teen help a much older man across the street the other day. I was about to compliment the apparent "grandfather" on having such a solicitous "grandson" when I heard this:

"Thanks, son! You were very helpful. What's your name?"

NCbear (who agrees with an earlier poster that little acts of kindness make the world a better place)
 

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The world was once a better place, where people knew their neighbours and pretty much anyones offspring, if hungry or in trouble could find assistance from neighbours and family . Sadly nowadays, few people know who lives next door to them and are more probable to shut their door / close their windows if they hear someone in need.

Still small acts of kindness, remind us that hope is still alive. A twinkling of light at night from the stars, against the mask of night

My story :

In New York, there is always someone who eventually needs a battery jump. If I am in the area and can safely assist then I offer the jump. People often try to give me something for the help. I always say " one day you will see someone in similar trouble, if you can, then help that person in need, as I helped you "

My best recall was one day I came home from work and parked my car. there was a man in a car behind me, not that I paid much attention to him. Well , I walked to the next block, got my dinner and on the way back, I saw the man was still there in the car, with a person of young age. ( TOS rules ) . I thought wow, he has been here for half an hour. As I took my bag out of my car , i noticed he was trying to start his car. He must have been trying for a while, as the battery was almost dead. I asked him if he needed a jump; and he said yes please . My car was new and trust me I was reluctant to boost his car. I had to make a U turn and pull up in front of him. After 15 minutes of trying with no luck, I was ready to give up. But for some reason, i got out of my car to look at his engine as he tried to start it. I was seeing sparks. I got a flash light and he tried to start his car again, as I looked closer, I saw that his spark plug wires had burned through. I was able to tape one together and hold the other one in place as he tried again. this time his engine started. I showed him what the problem was and not only did he thank me; but he told the person tf young age to shake my hand . Not that hey had any money; but I told him one day he would see someone in trouble; and if he could help them, that was how he could repay me.
 

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How in the hell could I have come to this site - purportedly to revel in the joys of sex and the almighty phallus, and actually find something truly worthwhile?

It is difficult for me to find much to feel hopeful about when I look at "humanity." We never seem to really learn any of the important lessons. We bounce back and forth between hideousness and crapulence, priding ourselves that we are so much more evolved than our feral cousins. Our list of trespasses on the world is long, and our crimes legion. And every time I pick up a paper, turn on the TV or radio, or log onto the internet, the stream of crap flows right into my brain.

And yet, as I peruse a very silly, very baudy, thoroughly unimportant site such as this, I find examples of humanity worth celebrating?! The irony is almost too much to believe. But I will take positivity where I can find it.

Thank you for reminding me that as long as one candle remains lit, the darkness cannot win.

And though I have no specific, important example such as those above to contribute, I have rather a recurring theme that I notice in my life that may have resonance for others. When I am down, and life is getting the better of me, I often find that I come across something, totally out of the blue, something I was not looking for, but nonetheless made an impression on me - a clever sign, an artistic outfit, a thoughtful online post, a string of twinkling lights on an otherwise barren tree. All of these insignificant things, and many more besides, remind me that there are others out there who are trying, in little ways, to beautify the world; to share their inspiration; to bring light to the darkness.

The holiday season has always been my favorite time of year, for just this reason - it is a time when a great number of us take the time and energy to beautify our surroundings - to add the little details that mean the difference between existing, and living. It takes very little, and yes, like everything else good, can be perverted by our consumeristic society. But if you look past the consumerism, you will see people like us, taking pride in their world, sharing their contributions to humanity, not on a global scale, but sometimes one by one; and putting a bit of tinsel on it to make sure others see the light, and feel the warmth.

These little things give me hope. Maybe when you see these little things this season, they'll give you hope too.
 
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