It’s easy to feel down and think that everything is going to shit these days. I mean, a quick scan on your feed is enough to feel hopeless. Is it because we are more connected now than before? Have these things been going on and it’s just now that we have social media that we are exposed to these horrible acts against humanity?

But hold on! Maybe it’s just our insatiable appetite for the sensational and shocking that’s driving us towards these things. So, let’s take some time to see other news that’s out there.

Here are a couple of clips that will, hopefully, restore your faith in humanity.

Paying it forward

Sometimes, a small ripple is all it takes to see change in the world.

The good apples

Cops do good too.

Be like kids

Kids don’t discriminate. Until we teach them to.

This refugee who knows the value of good deeds

There are some things that we can’t just afford to lose, and this Syrian refugee pays it forward.

People power

Sometimes, you just need to initiate the act of bravery and everyone else will follow.

Classmates help  out a fellow classmate

Faith in the youth restored.

“Somerset HS student JR Gilbert wears size 10 shoes, but his foot is actually a size 13. So fellow Somerset Bulldogs students raised money to surprise JR on Friday, December 15 with not one but TWO brand new pairs of sneakers that are the right size for Christmas!”

Lonely homeless man

Sometimes all we really need is someone who’s willing to listen.

The man in the subway

Give. Even if it’s literally the shirt off your back.

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