Here is another installment of my retaliation against "mainstream" news outlets that seem to report on how the world is mostly filled with terrible people doing awful things to each other. I maintain that the world is full of beauty and kindness and wonder, but murder, rape, and explosions make for more dramatic headlines. Screw that.
The Canadian lottery winner of $40 million donates it all to charity:
http://www.today.com/news/canadian-lottery-winner-donates-40-million-jackpot-charity-2D11777987
His doctor told this teenage cancer patient that he could only go to Prom of he wore a surgical mask all night. His friends didn't want him to feel alone:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/25459941/on-prom-night-va-students-wear-protective-masks-to-support-friend-with-cancer#ixzz317g2cA5A
An eight-year-old boy, saving up to buy a PlayStation, was so moved by a nearby fatal house fire, that he bought something else instead:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-boy-8-buys-smoke-detectors-instead-of-ps4/
High school students show appreciation to an elderly neighbor who brightens their days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wWhLzDRIY&feature=share
12-year-old CEO donates proceeds to send kids to camp, because "Why not help a kid?":
http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/boy-changes-the-world-one-bow-tie-at-a-time-120614467639
Thanks to Bryan and Jill, who help by sending me good news links.
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