People Share The Most Wholesome Moment They've Ever Seen

Every so often, we need a reminder that life can actually be pretty awesome. Between politics, crime, global warming, and the seemingly endless barrage of unpleasant news stories, it can be easy to forget that there are good people in this world. If you're feeling downtrodden and need a pick me up, look no furthber. Here are a few real-life wholesome moments to remind you that life is beautiful.

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#1 People Are Awesome

I was headed to Oakland from San Francisco through the tube. The train was packed as always. People on BART are good about public transit etiquette in general during commute hours, so nobody was talking or listening to music. When we left the tube, one guy answered his phone: "Hello?... Yeah?... Oh my God... What hospital?... Okay, I'll be there as soon as I can."

He hung up and just looked super distraught. Someone tapped him on the shoulder and said, "My car is parked at West Oakland. Do you need a ride?" It was only a little gesture but it was uplifting to see someone volunteer for a stranger like that.

#2 This Is Amazing

I read a story once about a woman whose father had died before her wedding and his organs were donated. The man who received his heart walked her down the aisle.

#3 An Amazing Teacher

I had a teacher in high school who had a reputation as being super tough. She taught health class. There was a mandatory CPR class that we had to pay for, and there was no way I could pay for anything in those days. CPR day came and she told me to go with the other students. I gave her a confused look to which she replied: “You’re good.” She had paid for me.

Later in the year, I fell asleep in her class. It was a home game day (basketball), and she told me to lay back down after the bell had rung. It was the last period of the day. She told me she’d wake me up before I had to report to the gym. She dimmed the lights and played some light jazz while she did her work at the computer. I hadn’t been sleeping well at home and I’m guessing she knew. I woke up when she brought the lights back up and she handed me a cup of soup she had warmed up. We never really spoke much, but she had my back and I made sure she knew I had hers.

On senior night, they introduce the players and said things about them as they walked to center court, typically with parents arm in arm. When it was almost my time to walk, she saw that I was alone. Bless her heart, she about fell down from her seat running towards me. She put her arm through mine and just looked forward. I remember that walk and how I wish I had a picture or recording from that day showing how big I must have been smiling. My friend's mothers had tears in their eyes. They made sure to invite me to dinner with them after the game and I made sure it was okay that I brought my teacher. She politely declined and just told me she was proud of me.

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#4 Adorable Pitbull

When I first had foster children placed with me, after bedtime, my pitbull would go into each room and check on the kids and then sleep in the hallway. If any woke up crying in the night, she would crawl into bed with them.

#5 Best Lunch Lady

During my last week of high school, our lunch lady gave out small gifts to some of the seniors. Just the kids that took the time to chat with her that she got to know more personally. I received a sketchbook with a sweet good luck note in it. I was always in art club and was going to school for fine arts. So she took the time to get all of us a gift that was specific to us. This lady saw hundreds of kids a day and still took the effort to get to know us.

#6 Sharing Is Caring

Seeing my four-year-old nephew share his peanut butter sandwich with his friend at the playground.

#7 This Is Adorable

A little boy at the airport kept trying to climb over a concrete divider that had active traffic on the other side. His mom was loaded with luggage and kept trying to stop him, but didn't have free hands. My brother-in-law walked up and said, "Hey kid. There's a rule here. You have to keep one foot on the ground at all times. Look around. Everyone has at least one foot on the ground." The kid kept trying to climb, but with one foot firmly glued to the ground so he wasn't in danger anymore. Such a creative and wholesome way to let the kid keep playing while keeping him safe!

#8 Together Forever

#9 Selfish Is Bad

A friend and I were talking and she said the s-word in front of the kid of another friend. I dismissed it by saying, "Eh, she probably knows worse." We asked what was the worst word she knows. She very carefully looked around just in case her parents were around and whispered, "selfish."

#10 Loving Brother

#11 Sisterly Love

#12 Sibling Love

When my youngest was two, he would sleep in bed with me. I woke up one night to him not there. I panicked and looked around. He was laying and sleeping cuddled next to my oldest son.

#13 Generous Kid

I was on what I call a rumpled suit flight. One of those flights on a Friday at 6 a.m. from NY to DC where most of the flight consists of business people in suits drinking $14 alcoholic drinks. A fellow rumpled suit sat across the aisle from me next to a mother and her kid. When she could, the kid took out a coloring book and started coloring. I didn't hear what was said but at some point, the kid handed the rumpled suit a coloring book and they spent the remainder of the flight coloring and chatting.

#14 Best Friends

My dad getting excited whenever he sees our cat, Loki. My dad gets all happy and cheeky when he sees the cat and it’s the most adorable thing ever. It could make anyone smile.

#15 A Full Heart

When I was 11, my dad was driving us to a gathering at my grandma’s. There was a woman pulled over on the side of the road. My dad asked if they needed help and she said she’d run out of gas. My dad told her he would get some. So, we went into a gas station and my dad explained the situation to the cashier and was prepared to buy a can of gas. There was this other customer that looked like a biker, a big dude with tattoos and piercings, who told my dad that he had gas at his house. He told us to get in our cars and follow him. His wife and young son were in the front yard. As it turned out, this was his sister’s house; the guy had fled a hurricane with his family. Nevertheless, he insisted on giving us the gas for free.

#16 Life Helping Life

I saw a police officer stop traffic to help a turtle safely cross a very busy intersection. He stopped his car, picked up the turtle, and moved it to a marsh on the other side of the four-lane intersection.

#17 A Wholesome Drawing

Yesterday at work, my boss' five-year-old daughter was drawing a picture for me and said, "This is you, a princess!" I thought my heart would combust because that was just so sweet. She proceeded to make a little collection of drawings, which she folded into a book and gave it to me. It was all hearts and rainbows. That was just absolutely wholesome and made me appreciate little kids.

#18 Saving Kittens

One time, I saw my elderly neighbor bring out a saucer of milk for a stray kitten! My dog was barking at it when she noticed it, so she went inside and came back with a little dish to lead it away from the sidewalk. It was all very cute and heartwarming.

#19 Helping Friends

At a concert, I saw a buddy walking with his friend who was blind and also somewhat physically disabled. I overheard him telling his blind friend, “Oh man, I was so tipsy last night! I couldn’t walk or see anything. Thank God for you and your cane. You were steering us everywhere like a champ. I would have been helpless without you!” It was really so heartwarming and you could see how much it meant to his friend to be told how he was the helper, not the person being helped. I’m assuming he was being a little hyperbolic, but the amount of joy I saw brought to his friends face from his kind words was so heartwarming.

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#20 The World's Not All Bad

My 18-month-old son trying desperately to reach his younger brother's high chair, pulling him over as close as they can get and sharing his smoothie pouch with him, then patting him on the head. Both always laugh and giggle. The world is not all bad, folks.

#21 Peekaboo!

My oldest son was just getting to the point where he could sit up on his own. My wife was in the shower and I had him on the bed. I noticed that he started pulling at a pillow so I pulled it over in front of him. He laid face down on it for a second. I thought “Wow, he must be tired,” and just before I grabbed him, he sat back up and smiled the biggest gummy grin ever. Then he did it again. And again! Then it suddenly hit me, he was playing peekaboo! So he did it another time and when he sat up, I said, "peekaboo," and he laughed and smiled.

#22 Dad Loves Dog

#23 A Great Gift

I gifted a used electric wheelchair to a family who couldn't afford one. The kid, who was maybe 14 years old, was kind of grumpy-looking when he arrived. He didn't say much. Once we got him in the chair and he was zooming around, he was all smiles. His mother was also super happy. I heard the next day that he told his sister to clear off the driveway so he could practice with it, and by the weekend he had gone to a fair.

#24 Loving Grandad

Every morning, my dad greets my daughter at the top of the stairs then sits there with her and coos over her. There hasn’t been a day in the last year where I didn’t wake up to my dad cheerfully saying, “There's my little beauty! Can your old grandad have a big hug?”

#25 This Is Amazing

One of the kids in my class was talking to one of our new kids. It came up in conversation that the new kid's shoes didn't fit and made his feet hurt. The boys also realized that they wear the same size shoes. The next day, the OG kid came in with a pair of Jordans that he never wore for the new kid to have and a note from his mom saying it was okay. It was one of the most precious things I've ever seen.

#26 Helping Each Other

I teach high school English. I had two students who always worked together. One of the two students is Hispanic and would always struggle understanding word connotation. One day, she got really defeated about it. My other student touched her arm and said, “Listen, this is your second language. You’re doing a great job. I am really proud of you.” It took a lot out of me not to cry right then.

#27 A Loving Mother

I was in the local supermarket doing my shopping. I was pushing my cart in the frozen food section when I came across a young woman in her 20s. Her little girl was sitting in the cart. She was beautifully cooing to her little girl, saying, "I love you. I love you," among other sweet things and sounds. Now, I never "met" this young lady. I never talked to her. I just watched her treat her daughter very sweetly with all the love in the world. It was the nicest thing to see and experience because my own upbringing was terrible. My parents broke up when I was young, around 5 or 6 years old.

I never knew a scene like that in my own life. All I got from my mother was daily yelling, screaming. On more than one occasion she told me to my face how she wished I was never born. I just knew that with a kind, loving mother like that in this little girl's life, that she was going to grow up into a nice, normal, happy human being. Having a mother like that makes all the difference in the world.

#28 Mother And Daughter

#29 A Mother's Hug

In Austin, Texas, my family and I went to a breakfast restaurant. The food was good and the waiters were amazing. But they messed up our order. They were short on staff, apparently. Someone had either quit or got fired, and another person had called out that day, so it was only a few people.

It also happened to be one of the busiest times of the week. So, my mother went to go to the bathroom, and when she came out, she noticed our waitress standing at the corner. She was crying. My mother asked if she wanted a hug. The waitress nodded and my mom opened her arms. Once the waitress had calmed down enough, my mother came back to the table after making sure she was alright and told us what happened. I feel lucky to have my mother in my life. I love her so much.

#30 A Good Student

When my youngest brother was about eight, he came home with a "student of the month" paper in his folder. He heard that the school custodian recently had come back from having back surgery, so after lunch, he gathered a few of his buddies and they swept the cafeteria to give the custodian a break.

#31 A Nice Surprise

I forgot a plate for the waffle I was making in the machine at college and I sprinted across the room to get one because the timer was about to go off. I ran straight toward the plates and this guy was standing there and his immediate gut reaction was to open his arms and hug me. I have no idea who he was and the waffle didn’t burn.

#32 Angel Dog

I have bipolar disorder. Sometimes it can get scary. One day, I flew into a rage over nothing. I was screaming as loud as I could and punching pillows, and my dog (who is NOT a trained therapy dog) came over to me with his head bent low, laid in my lap, and kissed me until I calmed down. He is my angel.

#33 A Kind Gesture

#34 This Is Incredible

I used to work as a dishwasher at a retirement home and every Sunday, no matter how much snow was on the ground, how hot it was, or how busy he was, this sweet old man would go outside and refill his wife's birdfeeder so that she could watch them from the window of their room.

#35 This Is How You Do It

I’m a record producer. On a particular song, the client wanted a child’s voice to open it, so the bassist’s 10-year-old son came and recorded a vocal part. Once we wrapped, the singer said to the kid, “Musicians get paid,” and he handed the kid a $20 note. The bassist then did the same. A small gesture maybe, but in our world, making a living is hard and it was amazing to see professionals showing how it ought to be.

#36 Dibble Dops

My dad, who's generally pretty reserved and serious, has a huge soft spot for my dog. I hear him talking to her all the time when he thinks no one's listening. My favorite is when it storms and my dog gets all scared and upset. My dad comforts her by saying, "Oh it's okay, woofers. It's just a little dibble dops." Makes me melt.

#37 He Just Wanted to See Santa

This is more heard than seen, but I was spending the night at my mom's house for Christmas. Her birthday is on the 25th and we usually go to a movie for it, so it was just easier for me to spend the night so we could go out the next day. Anyway, it was about 2 a.m. and I was outside having a cigarette when suddenly, I heard one of the neighbors yelling, "What are you doing outside? Get your butt back in!" Immediately after I heard a kid yell in protest, "Dad, I just wanted to see Santa land on the roof!" This kid snuck out of bed and out of the house at 2 in the morning when it was probably like 20F outside, just so he could see Santa. It was really adorable, and also pretty hilarious.

#38 A Mother's Voice

Once, my mom was hanging with a friend of hers who just had a baby and the baby was crying real bad. My mom took the baby and sung to him like she would with me when I was young. He calmed down and went to sleep immediately. The friend said, “I sing to him and it doesn’t work! I wish I had your voice!”

#39 A Great Friend

My grandfather, who was in the military, told me a story about how his friend in Vietnam made food, toys, and helped this community from the Viet Cong. He was pushing the community down south more and more until he was shot. My grandfather took his friend's dog tags to give back to his family. After his family refused them back, he kept them. He still has them to this day.

#40 Pure Mother's Love

A few years ago, I was on my way to catch the bus when a middle-aged woman called me from behind a newspaper stand. She pointed to the bus stop, one block down, where a guy was standing holding something. She said he was her son who just got out of jail after serving time for dealing illegal substances. Today was his first day trying to make an honest life.

He had baked some traditional pastries himself and was trying to sell it on the bus stop and she wanted to make sure things went right for him on his first day. Then, she put some money in my hand, asked me if I could buy some pastries, and obviously not tell him she was there. At the stop, I saw the guy, probably in his mid-30s, with this little table of pastries. I bought three, we chatted a little bit, and one minute later, my bus arrived and I left. It always makes me emotional and warm inside to think how pure a mother's love can be.

#41 Ukulele Gift

My mom is a piano teacher and was shopping in a music store. A 10-year-old kid came in wanting to buy his first musical instrument, a ukulele, so the clerk showed him some for about $65. He ran back outside to his mom who was waiting in the car, then came back in and asked, "What is the cheapest musical instrument you have?" and the clerk started showing him a $3 kazoo.

Overhearing this made my mom sad, so she went over and asked the kid if he really wanted a ukulele and would promise to practice and learn it. She bought him the instrument, a beginner book, picks, etc. When she left the store, the kid and his mom both waited to give her a hug.

#42 Not The Right S-Word

My brother was driving with my young niece in the car. He was half-listening to the sports radio and looking for the freeway on-ramp when he heard her say, “Oh! The man on the radio said the s-word!” He thought, “What? How does she know about the s-word? She’s too little!” So he very calmly asked, “What’s the s-word?” She whispered, “Stupid.”

#43 Christmas Tradition

One Christmas season, I saw a young woman walking through an IKEA picking up things in the huge marketplace area, taking a picture of them, putting them back, and moving on. She was obviously thinking intently about gifts but I was confused. Was she making a wish list or something?

An employee saw this and asked if they could help her find something. She said, "Oh, no thank you. I'm helping my dad Christmas shop. He works really hard and has very little time. Plus, when he gets off work his brain is just fried. So every year when I'm on break, I go around to a bunch of stores and take pictures of things I think my mom would really like. Then, I'll show them to him at home, we talk about them, and he picks some out. Then I go back and get them. It's the least I can do for him. It's kind of become our little secret Christmas tradition. Mom has no idea."

#44 Little Angel

When I was a preschool teacher, we had one kid who was our certified cheerer-upper. If someone was crying, she'd get a tissue, walk over, carefully blot their eyes and make them blow their nose, all while saying, "It's okay. You're okay." Eventually, they'd stop crying and she'd take their hand and they'd go play. She was a little angel.

#45 An Adorable Dad

A father was leaving a restaurant with his two daughters. They walked out the door and the girls headed right while he headed left. He called them back by saying, "The car is over here, butterflies!" Just before they get into the car, one girl complained how bright the sun was and he said, without missing a beat, "Just like your futures!"