You Will Be Smiling Like An Idiot After Seeing These 40 Wholesome Pictures

03/05/2018

Sometimes we let ourselves forget how beautiful the world is. It doesn’t mean that the issues we face every day are not important. Sometimes we just need… a little break. A reminder of what it all could be more like. What we could be more like.

The pictures on this list will surely put a smile on your face, maybe make you cry a little. But happy tears only. Most importantly, we hope that they will inspire you to see more good in the world, and do more good.

#1 This Is Anthony Borges, 15. He Used His Body To Hold A Classroom Door Shut During The Florida Shooting, Protecting 20 Other Students Inside As The Gunman Fired Through The Door, Hitting Him Five Times. May He Have A Speedy Recovery

This Is Anthony Borges 15 He Used His Body To Hold A Classroom Door Shut During The Florida Shooting Protecting 20 Other Students Inside As The Gunman Fired Through The Door Hitting Him Five Times May He Have A Speedy Recovery

#2 Every Day This Man Drives Hours In Drought To Provide Water To Thirsty Wild Animals In Kenya

#3 Brian The Retired Dublin Gentleman Spent His Evening Making 50 Tubs Of Curry For The Homeless, Every Single Night. Living On A Pension And Paying For This Himself

Brian The Retired Dublin Gentleman Spent His Evening Making 50 Tubs Of Curry For The Homeless Every Single Night Living On A Pension And Paying For This Himself

#4 Firefighters In Arizona Putting Out A Mexican Fire

#5 A Stranger Helping Out Another Stranger Struggling With His Tie

#6 Comedian Josh Johnson

#7 When You Reach 100 Years Old In Barbados, You Get A Stamp In Your Honour. Lovely

#8 A Middle School Started A “Breakfast With Dads” Program But Many Dads Couldn’t Make It And Several Students Didn't Have Father Figures. The School Posted A Facebook Request For 50 Volunteer Fathers... 600 Fathers From All Backgrounds Showed Up

You Will Be Smiling Like An Idiot After Seeing These 40 Wholesome Pictures

#9 Every Morning My Father Places Bird Food In The Yard For My Mother To Wake Up On This View

#10 A Nurse Bends Down And Gets Ready To Hug Her Former Patient, Who Was Paralyzed From The Waist Down

#11 The Bride's Father Died Ten Years Ago And His Heart Was Donated. The Man Who Received The Transplant Walked Her Down The Aisle

#12 This Old Lady Goes To The Supermarket To Read Books All The Time So The Manager Put A Little Bench For Her

#13 Garbagemen Taking A Break

#14 "Life Gave Me The Gift Of You" - Marine's 4 Year Old Son Cries Tears Of Joy After Hearing New Step-Mom's Vows For Him

#15 The Moment She Gets The News That Her Adoption Went Through

#16 I Saw This Beautiful Man Holding A Phone With Both Hands Looking At The Screen, Smiling. I Was Drawn By His Joy & Asked For A Photo. He Agreed, Telling Me He Was Talking To His Wife Back Home. I Asked If It Was A Video Call. He Said “No, But I See Her Name On The Screen

#17 People Holding Onto Man Trying To Commit Suicide

#18 Thought They Were Going To Make A Noise Complaint

#19 Was Reading At A Coffee Shop And Saw This Guy Looking Up Vet Services For An Injured Sparrow He Had Just Found

#20 Drug Addict Returns Stolen Money 5 Years Later

#21 Ballerina Aesha Ash Is Wandering Around Inner City Rochester In A Tutu To Change Stereotypes About Women Of Color And Inspire Young Kids

#22 Sweet Parrot

#23 Babysitter Is Wholesome

#24 This Janitor At My Friend's School Is A Huge Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan. Since The Prices Were Extremely High And He Was Devastated About Not Going, All Of The Students Came Together And Bought Him The Tickets

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This Janitor At My Friends School Is A Huge Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan Since The Prices Were Extremely High And He Was Devastated About Not Going All Of The Students Came Together And Bought Him The Tickets

#25 An Elderly Man In My Neighborhood Had A Heart Attack While Shoveling His Driveway. Paramedics Took Him To The Hospital, Then Returned To Finish Shoveling His Driveway For Him

An Elderly Man In My Neighborhood Had A Heart Attack While Shoveling His Driveway Paramedics Took Him To The Hospital Then Returned To Finish Shoveling His Driveway For Him

#26 Retired Firefighter Invited To The Graduation Of A Girl He Rescued 17 Years Ago From Her Crib During A House Fire

#27 Seen At A Restaurant's Front Window. Faith In Humanity Restored

#28 Probably The Best Birthday Present You Could Get

#29 A Mariachi Musician Let My Hard Of Hearing Son Put His Head On The Guitarron So He Could Hear It. He Was Amazed!

#30 Syrian Refugee Hands Out Food To Homeless In Germany To "Give Something Back"

#31 My BF Grew Up Incredibly Poor. When He Was A Child, He Wanted A Charizard Lunchbox – He Felt If He Had It At School, He’d Feel Normal, Like Everyone Else. I Found The Lunchbox On Ebay, 18 Years Later

My BF Grew Up Incredibly Poor When He Was A Child He Wanted A Charizard Lunchbox He Felt If He Had It At School Hed Feel Normal Like Everyone Else I Found The Lunchbox On Ebay 18 Years Later

#32 First Place Runner Collapses 50m Shy Of Finish Line, Helped Across By Second Place Runner

#33 This Man Looks So Happy To Have A New Kitten

#34 Thought Homie Was Tryna Hide Some Loud Or Somethin In His Hands But...

#35 Partizan Belgrade Goalkeeper Comforts His Teammate After He Is Barraged By Racist Chants For 90 Minutes

#36 This Is Caleb. Caleb Has A Degree In Zoology And Asks His Customers What Their Favorite Animal Is. He Gives Them Facts While Completing Their Orders!

This Is Caleb Caleb Has A Degree In Zoology And Asks His Customers What Their Favorite Animal Is He Gives Them Facts While Completing Their Orders

#37 I Thought I Was Calling My Mom But I Had The Wrong Number And...

#38 Najih Al-Baldawi Hugged A Suicide Bomber Attempting To Blow Up A Shrine In Iraq's Balad Area. His Action Cost Him His Own Life As The Suicide Bomber Detonated, But It Saved The Lives Of Dozens Of Others