Every day the news is full of all of the tragedies and disappointments in the world. War, crime, and general suffering are almost always front and center, and after watching it for awhile it’s really difficult to not lose your faith in humanity, at least a little bit.
What the news doesn’t show as much, is that along with all of the bad, there is also a whole lot of good. Most people really do have a sense of compassion, empathy, and consideration for others; those stories just sometimes get lost.
If you, like so many others, have lost your faith in humanity,this video can help to restore it. It is part of four-part series that shows actual video footage, mostly from surveillance cameras, of people performing heroic acts. Each video has several short clips showing people doing things such as risking their lives to rescue others who have fallen onto train or subway tracks, performing dangerous suicide rescues, administering CPR and the Heimlich maneuver, and pulling people from burning cars. To give fair warning, these videos are really suspenseful and contain some shocking images, but all of them have an extremely happy ending.
Videos such as this one really are a breath of fresh air in a world that is so focused on all the bad that happens. Hopefully it inspires someone or at least causes them to reflect a little bit on life and people. This is a great time of the year to remember the good in world.