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I need a hero! - The People's Pinterest

29/9/2014

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The other day I was heartened to find people weren't quite as shallow as I'd thought. I casually flung 'heroes' into Pinterest just to see what would come up, expecting to find movie heroes, or hunks, but I was wrong. What  there was, was heart-warming. It was actually full of REAL heroes and the stories of their deeds. I thought today I would share some of these with you, to showcase the good in the world.





You can find the full story here:                     http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20671252,00.html

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This 99 year old man walks 25km to beg for money every day. He takes none of it for himself, but has donated thousands to orphanages over the years. And you can read  the full article here:                                    http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/see-this-old-man-heres-why-one-the-best-people-the-world.html

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 Buzzfeed comes up trumps with a tale of true generosity:     http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/see-the-world-differently?sub=3320103_3116988

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There were countless more, but this one did it for me. I couldn't find the source, but I'm sure I remember the incident.

Heroes are everywhere, in everyone; we just need to learn how to find them.


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Annecdotist
1/10/2014 03:07:52 am

What a lovely post and timely reminder that, despite the violence, there are lots of generous compassionate people in this world. One of my favourites is the man who, despite prejudice and opposition, fought for affordable sanitary protection in real rural India http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26260978

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1/10/2014 08:10:18 am

It restores you faith in human kind, doesn't it?

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