Reading the news every day, it’s easy to believe that simple humanity has been lost in the great web greed, politics, corruption, bigotry and more. But, as blogging buddy Owen reminds us … Humanity Is Still A Thing. Thank you, Owen, for the timely reminder.
It is time to write something positive.
Today in Nantes, France, some young people rescued a family from a fire, showing great courage and putting their own lives at risk by scaling a building. The young peope who conducted the rescue were all migrants.
(Image from connexionfrance.com)
The incident invokes memories of a news story from 2018, also in France, where a migrant in Paris scaled a building to rescue a small boy.
(Image from New York Times via You Tube)
These stuning moments of humanity tell us something profound; that we are human before we are a skin colour. We are human before we are a passport holder. We are human before we…
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Thank you for sharing this reminder that human beings still have empathy.
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My pleasure … we all need to remember that the entire world isn’t comprised of assholes. Sigh.
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True.
The workers are few, and the work is great: at least there are willing workers. We must keep encouraging and helping one another, boosting one anothers’ good signals, sharing our good works, and building the tools to pass on to the next generation, who will continue to build on what we have started.
How else can it work?
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You are so right … some days, though, it is hard to see progress, see results of all the hard work. Safe hugs.
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Amen!
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We need positive these days
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Right now, I need positive in the worst sort of way, for I’m honestly questioning whether life is worth living, whether there is any hope for tomorrow.
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Life is worth fighting for, as long as you draw breath. We fight for those who come after us, Jill. Not only for ourselves.
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Comes a time, maybe, when we turn the fight over to those who are younger and better able to fight the good fight.
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Yes, and one should “always be training your replacement,” but one is never allowed to give up in despair.
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Love this!! ❤
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I did, too. Reminds us of what is important, yes?
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