Here Are 50 Inspiring And Wholesome Stories To Prove That Humanity Still Exists

The start of the Old People Are Cool campaign to fight ageism

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• September 9, 2024

It becomes simpler and easier to adopt a pessimistic outlook as the days become darker, especially if you spend an excessive amount of time online. In order to remember that not everything in life is awful, it can be beneficial to consider some of the positive aspects of it.

Posts on healthy, adorable, and generally joyful things are featured on the "Heartwarming Stories" Facebook page. Charles de Vilmorin happens to be the CEO and co-founder of the senior advocacy group "Old People Are Cool."

It is an organization devoted to transforming public perceptions of the elderly and he revealed the main interest as to why he created the club.

“Yes! I was meeting with a professor in New Hampshire and saw these 4 words graffiti on a wall; driving back I thought I had seen something awesome that day. I printed stickers and handed them out at a Senior Living trade show where we were exhibiting.

People were rushing to get them and we started having amazing conversations. This has then led to the start of the Old People Are Cool campaign to fight ageism.”

So strap in, settle in, and enjoy these amazing stories that'll restore your shattered faith in humanity.

More info: Facebook | Old People Are Cool

1. So lovely

"This is my step-dad and I. I'm German, and my mother married him when I was 4 years old. He was only 18. He raised me better than my own mother or father did, even through a nasty divorce where he was cheated on by her. Even with all the racism and stereotypes I heard when we were out together, he didn't let it faze him and proudly proclaimed me as his daughter. Thankfully he is still there for me when I need him"

2. A true rock star

3. Indiana construction worker Jason Haney hid a giant "Where's Waldo" cutout all over his work site for the children in a nearby hospital to find.

Once he received word that they'd found him, he moved Waldo to a new location so they could start looking for him again.

4. What a hero

5. Superheroes of our time

6. Parents listen to their son's transplanted heart beat in the chest of the recipient of his gift. There is only one race. The human race.

7. The animal world isn't left out

This goose used her wings to protect an abandoned puppy from the cold. The puppy was shivering so she folded her wings around this baby & moved him closer to her so he could benefit from her body warmth. Puppy stopped shivering & went to sleep

8. Checking on grandma

9. A brave kid

10. I'm wowed

11. She's knows she's safe with him

12. An 83-year-old retired Marine kept the promise he made to his friend while in a bunker in Vietnam, and stood guard one last time.

13. A family in Mississippi lost everything in a tornado

The next day, they went back to see their cat sitting on the pile that used to be their home, waiting for them.

14. This is so heartwarming

15. A mental health nurse

16. I'm all smiles

17. "This old woman uses a marionette of herself to feed squirrels in the park"

18. The escalator scared the 83 yr old stranger at the mall. The 23 year old noticed & said I'll take you down...

19. There were a group of characters dressed as superheroes at a local costume shop

This young boy, who uses a walker, did his best to walk and approach Superman and simply just said "Thank you". Even Superman started to cry.

20. He waited 2 years at a hospital for a heart transplant. Now he's a Cardiology Fellow at the same hospital

21. This is so lovely

22. A promise made, a promise kept

23. "17 years ago my wife and I sat in a room and were told by a Dr that our 11 year old son had an incurable brain tumour that he wouldn't survive. Today we saw him get married, he's the best person I know I'm I so very proud to still have him"

24. You rock, kid

25. Let's get to work

26. "My Dad is afraid to fly, so when I was 5 yrs old I made him a doll to hold on the plane. Mom just sent me this picture. He is packed to come visit me. The doll is 43 years old!"

27. Give her another chance

28. "This person's daughter died of cancer. Before she died, she made this drawing for him, now he wears it on his skin."

29. Thanks to Internet popularity, the kid from the "Success Kid meme" made enough money to fund his Dad's kidney transplant

30. That is so nice

31. What a gem

32. Paying their last respects

33. Awesome souls are still around

34. "My grandpa when he turned 100, look at his birthday cards!"

35. An exercise ball

36. When you absolutely REFUSE to give up

37. It doesn't matter how strong & confident you may appear on the outside. Some days you just need your Pooh Bear

38. Sad shelter dog whose only friend was this elephant toy learns that he and his toy are getting new home

39. An awesome dad

40. "I grew my hair out for 3.5 years to turn into a wig for my gf with alopecia"

41. Nice one, professor

42. Elderly YouTuber writes his subscribers down in a notebook, then thanks them individually

43. Getting on a fire truck

44. I'll be home for Christmas

45. The Culinary Goat

46. So wholesome

47. Thank you dad

48. We love to see it

49. Wow

50. Interesting

For most people, the 40s represent their most unpleasant years. This refers only to one's subjective sense of happiness, not necessarily to a genuinely better quality of life.

It can be compared to a U-shaped curve, with extremes of happiness at either end. But then, aging is a natural part of life; it's a beautiful experience.

Your future self will be just as good—if not better—than your current self. 

Maryjane