Inspiring examples of good deeds. These good deeds should not leave you indifferent. Faith helps you do noble deeds.
Humanity
Music is light
Superheroes
Kindness on the football field
Heroic deed
Welcome to the subway
Let your dream come true
Good cop
Risk
Worthy rival
An athlete helps her opponent, who has sprained her ankle, cross the finish line.
Valuable note
Entrance to a house in Helsinki. The inscription reads: “20 euros. Found in the entrance between the 1st and 2nd floors on September 11 at 18.30.”
Caring people
Act of kindness
Someone decided to do something nice for a stranger and left change in the candy machine.
Mutual assistance
Thousands of people were left without power after Hurricane Sandy. Some who had it put outlets outside so other people could charge their phones and call relatives.
Good neighbor
This soldier was on duty for many hours. Seeing the tired poor fellow, the Afghan brought him a mug of tea to save him from debilitating thirst.
Your five minutes of brilliance is someone's whole life
Graduates of the Gymnasium in the Serbian city of Pirot decided to give up expensive dresses and suits at their graduation party in order to give the saved money to those in need. During the action, schoolchildren and teachers collected 310,000 dinars, which were donated to three families with seriously ill children.
After the celebrations at the Gymnasium, graduates walked through the city center wearing T-shirts with the inscription on the back “Your five minutes of brilliance is someone’s whole life.”
We are responsible for those we have tamed
A man rescues puppies from an abandoned house during floods in Manila.
Free lunch
Subway decided to show an act of goodwill by installing this sign. Every homeless person could get their own lunch.
Dry cleaning for the poor
A dry cleaner is offering unemployed people the chance to clean their suits for free in case they need to attend a job interview.
Gratitude
Photo of a man giving his shoes to a homeless woman in Rio de Janeiro. The girl burst into tears.
98-year-old beggar Grandfather Dobri from the Bulgarian village of Bailovo, dressed in homespun clothes and ancient leather boots, often stands outside the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Sofia. Every day he gets up early and walks 10 kilometers from his village of Bailovo to the capital. In 2010, while filming a documentary about the cathedral, a Bulgarian television journalist made a shocking discovery in the church's archives - the most generous private donation the cathedral has ever received - 40,000 euros was made by an old beggar - Dobri's grandfather.
The 98-year-old saint does not touch a single penny of the money that is handed to him. He lives on his pension of 100 euros a month, as well as non-monetary handouts in the form of fruit and bread. Grandfather Dobri also helps many others, for example, he paid the utility bills of an orphanage that was on the verge of losing heat and electricity. He also helps the homeless. But we will never know about all the good deeds of Grandfather Dobri, because he never talks about them.
Humanity
Pope Francis surprised people gathered in St. Peter's Square in Rome when he suddenly interrupted prayer to kiss a man whose body was being consumed by a terrible disease. The man himself came to the square to ask for blessings from the Pope.
Music is light
During the Moscow concert of the KoYan group, the audience suddenly lifted up a wheelchair with a young man and brought it closer to the stage so that he could better see his idols.
Superheroes
Employees of a car wash company in Memphis decided to throw a small celebration at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. When it was time to clean the windows outside, they dressed up in superhero costumes: Spider-Man, Captain America and Batman. According to volunteers, the children simply rejoiced with delight when Spiderman waved to them outside the window.
Experts say that such therapy is extremely useful for children, because it is very important to forget about illnesses and switch thoughts to something else, more interesting.
Kindness on the football field
Kim Kjellström comforted an autistic boy. This happened before the start of the match with the German national team. Little Max was frightened by what was happening, and the football player supported him. Later, the boy's father wrote a touching letter of gratitude to Kim.
Heroic deed
A firefighter just carried this kitten out of a burning house, risking his own life. He put an oxygen mask on him so he could breathe normally again.
Welcome to the subway
In the Canadian subway, the turnstile was broken and none of the workers were there. This is what passengers left at the entrance.
Let your dream come true
The Michigan Dexter football team gave a guy with Down syndrome the opportunity to open the night's game.
Good cop
New York police officer Larry DePrimo was on duty in Times Square when he saw an elderly homeless man sitting on the sidewalk outside a shoe store. He talked to him, found out what size he was, walked away, and after a while returned with new winter boots and socks, and helped the homeless man put them on. All this happened in front of a sheriff's office employee. She discreetly filmed the scene on her cell phone camera. The policeman was not aware that anyone was watching him, much less taking photographs. He simply helped the homeless man and went on duty. Returning home, she sent a photo with a description of what she saw to the New York Police Department. They identified the officer and posted the photo on their Facebook page.
Risk
These two Norwegian guys were just walking nearby when they suddenly heard strange sounds. It turned out that due to his own negligence the lamb fell into the water. Clinging to the rocks and holding each other's hands tightly, they risked their own lives to save the poor animal.
Worthy rival
Material wealth is at a premium today. Nobility is a manifestation of spiritual wealth, so it is not valued. Unfortunately, it is becoming less and less common to meet people who possess the set of qualities that all aristocrats previously possessed. Do you want to know how to become like a blue-blooded person? Then read the article.
Definition
Nobility is a set of positive qualities that make a person exalted in the eyes of others. What does it include? Honesty, frankness, sincerity, kindness and caring. People who combine this set of qualities do not pursue profit. They know how to distinguish real values from fake ones. For a good person, money is not an object of desire, but a vital necessity. True nobility is manifested in the little things. A person who helps not only relatives and friends, but also strangers, does not flaunt his positive character traits, and also does only honest and fair things, is worthy of respect. A noble soul will always tell you what to do in a difficult life situation without falling flat on your face.
Congenital or acquired?
Nobility is a set of character traits. Contrary to popular belief, nobility can be acquired not only at birth, but also developed independently. Everything will depend on the person’s upbringing, as well as on the environment. It is the people around you who lay the foundation of character. Therefore, parents should pay increased attention to the upbringing of their child, so that later he can apply nobility in life. A child must be taught from childhood to work and to discipline. It is necessary to explain to the child that helping others is not an obligation, but a necessity. It is imperative to instill in your child the concept of what is good and what is bad. And developing good manners will help complete your education. And in order for the process of education of a young pupil to go better, parents should not only talk about what nobility is, but also show its manifestation by their own example.
Positive features
A person who considers himself noble must confirm his words in practice. And the following traits should be present in his nature:
- Charity. A person who spares no effort and time to help others is worthy of respect. Such people can show their positive character traits by helping the homeless, orphans, or those in poor financial situations. Moreover, the help of such people is not always expressed in material support.
- The desire to improve the world. A person who wants all people on the planet to be happy deserves to bear the title of noble. This is encouraging, since most of the inhabitants of our country do not set any goal for themselves. They waste their lives senselessly, without thinking about why they came into this world.
- Responsibility for your words. Every person must keep his promises. But few people do this. People believe that this promise is easy to take back. A man who does not keep his word cannot be called noble.
Personal qualities
- Courage. A person who creates and wants to do good should not be afraid to openly express his desire. As the people say, one does not seek good from good. Therefore, sometimes nobility is not perceived appropriately by others, who are accustomed to seeing a catch in everything.
- Nobility is courage. A person who is able not only to show courage once, but also to show it at a crucial moment, for example, on the battlefield, has courage, but a person who is afraid to walk a girl home at night does not have it.
- Kindness. Only a sincerely kind person can be noble. Such people will treat well not only those who deserve it, but also those who do not deserve it.
- Simplicity. The nobility of people is manifested in the absence of arrogance and kitsch. The simpler a person is, the kinder and more sincere he is.
Features of the principles of nobility
- Same for all countries. Nobility is human behavior that, in connection with positive character traits, makes the person inimitable. Good behavior and attitude should be shown to residents of all countries. Regardless of what education a person has, what social status or political preference he has, each person is equal to another. Anyone who understands this and puts it into practice is a noble person.
- They have a standard. In any country there are legends about a fictional or real person who is a symbol of nobility. The most famous such person is Robin Hood.
- Created by a group of people. Each person can behave the way he wants, as long as his behavior does not hurt the interests of other people. But in order to become a noble person, a person must adhere to generally accepted standards and norms of behavior.
- Doesn't tolerate pretense. A person who wants to become noble will never set himself the goal of showing off in front of someone. The desire to help must be sincere and personal. It is impossible to force someone to become noble.
How nobility is manifested
There are no ideal people. But people who behave nobly exist. The dignity of nobility does not lie in its encouragement, but in the fact that a person improves this world through his actions. To do good and act nobly, you can make grand gestures. For example, a person can adopt a child from an orphanage. This is a good deed that will make the baby's life happy. What if it is not possible to take the child? You can shelter a stray kitten or puppy. Such actions are also noble. A person should help others to the best of his ability and ability. For example, film actors do charity work. If they do not flaunt their activities, but simply help people, then this is very noble. But every person living in the world who cannot give large sums for the treatment of sick children or adults can still take part in some charitable event. For example, plant trees around the city or hold a cleanup day in a nearby park.
Is sacrifice nobility?
Some people confuse the concepts. And if nobility and honor are words consonant with each other in meaning, then sacrifice and nobility are not the same thing. Yes, a person who does gratuitous good deeds spends his free time doing them. But you still need to always use common sense. For example, often single mothers devote all their free time to their children. What seems unusual here? But when the child grows up, the mother will begin to demand attention from him to his own person. An elderly woman will not be able to achieve anything and will blame the child for this. After all, he took up all her free time. Do you find nobility here? He's not here. But there are a lot of such examples that can be given. A person who helped you once, and then will pretend to be a victim for 10 years, has nothing to do with nobility.
Examples
When it comes to nobility, what comes to mind first? Well, of course, knights and noble ladies. The word "nobility" is associated with men. Why? Previously, this system of qualities was inherent in people with “blue blood”. They performed in tournaments, demonstrating their courage, challenged them to a duel, defending their honor, and won the hearts of ladies by performing feats. Today, examples of nobility are rarer. But this quality is now inherent not only in men, but also in women. The concept itself has become broader. The phrases “noble profession” and “noble deed” can be found in everyday speech. What professions can be called noble? Teachers, doctors and educators are professions that people choose not for the sake of financial well-being. And what actions can be called noble? Those that a person does not for the sake of acquiring some kind of regalia, but in order to help someone. What could it be? For example, providing free assistance to neighbors on the landing or organizing a children's party in an orphanage.
Future and nobility
Have you ever thought about the future of our society? What will it look like in 10 or 50 years? Will there remain good, sincere people in our country, or will corruption enslave everyone who has not yet been touched by its clawed paws? The nobility of a man today is helping others, and especially ladies. But if good manners are gradually becoming a thing of the past, can we expect that nobility will not follow their example? Let's hope not. Kindness is what distinguishes a decent person. Courage, pride, faith in yourself and your homeland - these qualities are also needed by a person who wants to claim nobility. But it's easier here. A person needs these qualities in order to take a decent position in society. But for some reason people change dramatically when they gain power. They say she spoils people. Is it so? No. A person simply begins to allow himself what he did not allow before. It turns out that his true essence comes out. In order not to kill nobility, parents must raise their children correctly. Teach the younger generation to work, talk about good manners and etiquette. And most importantly, do not forget to demonstrate everything by your own example.
Every day around the world, ordinary people do good deeds to help others. No one will know about some actions, but some become public and become an example for us. Here are a few good deeds that were memorable in 2016.
1. The world boxing champion spent his fee on housing for his fellow villagers
Manny Pacquiao is the only boxer in the world to become a world champion in eight different categories. The Filipino spent his first large fee on building houses for fellow villagers in his native village of Tongo. A thousand houses have already been built in Tongo with the boxer’s money. But before his stellar career, Manny Pacquiao was a poor Filipino boy.
2. A Danish woman sheltered and saved a boy from starvation
Danish native Anya Ringgren Loven met an emaciated African boy on the street almost a year ago. His parents kicked him out of the house, considering him a “sorcerer.” She took him to live in her orphanage, which she organized together with her husband. Before this, the couple had already sheltered 35 children under the age of 14.
When a photo of an emaciated boy went online, money began to be transferred from all over the world in support of Anya. In total, they raised $1 million, which the couple wants to spend on building a children's clinic and a large orphanage.
Within a year the boy recovered and now looks like a healthy child. According to his adoptive mother, “he enjoys life.”
Posted by Anja Ringgren Lovén (@anjaringgrenloven) Apr 30, 2017 at 5:55 PDT
3. Syrian man stayed in Aleppo to take care of animals
Ala Jalil defended other residents of Aleppo, risking his life. When the population left the city, he stayed to take care of their pets. Within a year, he had more than 100 cats at the shelter. Ala goes to neighboring villages to visit the animals and spends $4 a day on feeding them.
“He who shows mercy to man is merciful to all living things,” said Mohammed.
4. The girl who was left alone on her birthday was supported by thousands of people
None of the invited guests came to American Halla Sorenson’s 18th birthday. Her sister Rebecca asked on social networks to support the birthday girl. Surprisingly, thousands of people responded. They sent Halla 10 thousand cards and gifts. Parcels even came from soldiers from Afghanistan and NASA.
5. A resident of Altai saved a deer at the risk of his life
Barnaul resident Ivan Drachev, while fishing, saw a deer floundering in an ice hole. The animal was already exhausted. The deer fell under the water right in the middle of the channel. The fisherman called the Ministry of Emergency Situations, but they refused to help. Then he decided to save the animal himself.
Ivan called his father and asked him to bring an anchor rope and an ax. They carefully approached the hole from both sides and threw a rope around the animal’s neck, then turned it over on its side. By chance, the animal's front hooves landed on the ice. The men dragged the deer to the shore for about 20 meters. Then the same number of people pulled him towards the center of the island.
Fishermen rubbed the frozen animal to warm it up. And the deer laid its head on Ivan’s knee. “He understands everything,” says the savior. After some time, the deer regained its strength and was able to get up and go into the forest.
There is no better example of kindness in our world than spontaneous acts of kindness from complete strangers. Kind people helping each other for no reason can really renew your faith in humanity.
These photographs show that all people - no matter how much money or time they have - can have a significant impact on others and help make our world a better place.
1. Graduates of the “Boiko Author’s School” in Kharkov have been refusing expensive proms for the 3rd year. And the saved funds are used to help young children with heart pathologies. Giving a gift of life to a person is much more important than celebrating a graduation party in a fashionable dress in a restaurant.
2. A young Egyptian girl helps a street vendor's child learn to read and write every day.
3. A kind neighbor made sure that water did not get into this car during a sudden downpour. On the note, “You left the window open, so I covered it with a bag to keep it dry inside. Have a nice day, your neighbor Gilligan."
4. On Valentine's Day, a stranger made a timely and kind gesture. The inscription on the sign is “Free flowers for your loved ones.”
5. A gentleman helps 3 elderly ladies walk to their car in the pouring rain using a table umbrella.
6. A woman bought 2 portions of food from a street vendor and gave one to a homeless person. She sat down next to him, introduced herself and began asking the man about his life, treating him as an equal and showing basic human compassion.
7. This postman loves to make people smile. “I am a postman. Sometimes I put notes like this in strangers' mailboxes. On the note: “Hey, remember that you are a wonderful person and you can achieve anything you want. Have an amazing day!”
8. This fireman risked his life to save a grateful woman's cat.
9. Dry cleaning workers help unemployed people get jobs. The sign reads, “If you're unemployed and need your clothes cleaned for a job interview, we'll do it for free.”
10. The Spanish athlete slowed down to support his opponent and help him finish.
11. Even snapping turtles sometimes need help to cross the road safely.
12. A brave policeman handcuffed himself to a woman who wanted to jump down and threw away the key. This saved her life.
13. Cameron Lyle was a college star who wanted to become a professional athlete. He trained hard for 8 years to reach the finals... But he gave up this chance when he learned that he could become a bone marrow donor for a man with leukemia who had only a few months to live. Cameron didn’t hesitate; he saved the stranger by giving up the championship that was decisive in his life.
14. Spectators help a young man in a wheelchair enjoy the concert along with everyone else.
15. This policeman went beyond his official powers.
16. A world-class marathon runner, finishing first, slows down to help a disabled person drink water, sacrificing the prize for victory.
17. The boy won a competition for collecting waste paper and rags. And he gave his huge prize to a little neighbor battling leukemia. “How much chemotherapy can you buy for $1,000?” the boy asks his mother.
18. A diamond ring accidentally fell into this beggar's cup. But he honestly returned the ring to the owner, who, in gratitude, organized a fundraiser so that this honest man could change his life and get back on his feet.
20. A colleague makes amends for his mistake. On the note: “Hey, please accept my apologies for stealing this container of chicken and rice yesterday because I thought it was my wife's lunch. But when I got into the car after work, I discovered that I had left my container on the seat.
I feel awkward and I want you to know that I don't steal my coworkers' lunches. Please accept my apologies and let me pay for your lunch today. P.S. The chicken and rice were amazingly delicious.”
“Rus' is not without good people!” Russian people can easily be considered one of the most responsive peoples in the world. And we have someone to look up to.
Okolnichy Fedor Rtishchev
During his lifetime, Fyodor Rtishchev, a close friend and adviser to Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, received the nickname “gracious husband.” Klyuchevsky wrote that Rtishchev fulfilled only part of the commandment of Christ - he loved his neighbor, but not himself. He was one of that rare breed of people who put the interests of others above their own “wants.” It was on the initiative of the “bright man” that the first shelters for beggars appeared not only in Moscow, but also beyond its borders. It was common for Rtishchev to pick up a drunk on the street and take him to a temporary shelter he organized - an analogue of a modern sobering-up station. How many were saved from death and did not freeze to death on the street, one can only guess.
In 1671, Fyodor Mikhailovich sent grain convoys to starving Vologda, and then money raised from the sale of personal property. And when I learned about the need of the Arzamas residents for additional lands, he simply donated his own.
During the Russian-Polish War, he carried out not only his compatriots, but also Poles from the battlefield. He hired doctors, rented houses, bought food and clothing for the wounded and prisoners, again at his own expense. After Rtishchev’s death, his “Life” appeared - a unique case of demonstrating the holiness of a layman, and not a monk.
Empress Maria Feodorovna
The second wife of Paul I, Maria Fedorovna, was famous for her excellent health and tirelessness. Starting the morning with cold douches, prayer and strong coffee, the Empress devoted the rest of the day to taking care of her countless pupils. She knew how to convince moneybags to donate money for the construction of educational institutions for noble maidens in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Simbirsk and Kharkov. With her direct participation, the largest charitable organization was created - the Imperial Humane Society, which existed until the beginning of the 20th century.
Having 9 children of her own, she especially cared for abandoned babies: the sick were cared for in orphanages, the strong and healthy were cared for in trustworthy peasant families.
This approach has significantly reduced child mortality. With all the scale of her activities, Maria Feodorovna also paid attention to the little things that were not necessary for life. Thus, in the Obukhov psychiatric hospital in St. Petersburg, each patient received his own kindergarten.
Prince Vladimir Odoevsky
A descendant of the Rurikovichs, Prince Vladimir Odoevsky, was convinced that the thought he sowed would certainly “come up tomorrow” or “in a thousand years.” A close friend of Griboyedov and Pushkin, the writer and philosopher Odoevsky was an active supporter of the abolition of serfdom, worked to the detriment of his own interests for the Decembrists and their families, and tirelessly intervened in the fate of the most disadvantaged. He was ready to rush to the aid of anyone who turned to him and saw in everyone a “living string” that could be made to sound for the benefit of the cause.
The St. Petersburg Society for Visiting the Poor, which he organized, helped 15 thousand needy families.
There was a women's workshop, a children's shelter with a school, a hospital, hostels for the elderly and families, and a social store.
Despite his origin and connections, Odoevsky did not seek to occupy an important post, believing that in a “minor position” he could bring “real benefit.” The “Strange Scientist” tried to help young inventors realize their ideas. The main character traits of the prince, according to contemporaries, were humanity and virtue.
Prince Peter of Oldenburg
An innate sense of justice distinguished the grandson of Paul I from most of his colleagues. He not only served in the Preobrazhensky Regiment during the reign of Nicholas I, but also equipped the first school in the history of the country at his place of service, in which soldiers’ children were educated. Later, this successful experience was applied to other regiments.
In 1834, the prince witnessed the public punishment of a woman who was driven through a line of soldiers, after which he petitioned for dismissal, saying that he would never be able to carry out such orders.
Pyotr Georgievich devoted the rest of his life to charity. He was a trustee and honorary member of many institutions and societies, including the Kyiv Home for the Poor.
Sergey Skirmunt
Retired second lieutenant Sergei Skirmunt is almost unknown to the general public. He did not hold high positions and failed to become famous for his good deeds, but he was able to build socialism on a single estate.
At the age of 30, when Sergei Apollonovich was painfully pondering his future fate, 2.5 million rubles fell on him from a deceased distant relative.
The inheritance was not spent on carousing or lost at cards. One part of it became the basis for donations to the Society for the Promotion of Public Public Entertainment, the founder of which was Skirmunt himself. With the rest of the money, the millionaire built a hospital and a school on the estate, and all his peasants were able to move to new huts.
Anna Adler
The whole life of this amazing woman was devoted to educational and pedagogical work. She was an active participant in various charitable societies, helped during the famine in the Samara and Ufa provinces, and on her initiative the first public reading room was opened in the Sterlitamak district. But her main efforts were aimed at changing the situation of people with disabilities. For 45 years, she did everything to ensure that blind people had the opportunity to become full-fledged members of society.
She was able to find the means and strength to open the first specialized printing house in Russia, where in 1885 the first edition of the “Collection of Articles for Children’s Reading, published and dedicated to blind children by Anna Adler” was published.
To produce the book in Braille, she worked seven days a week until late at night, personally typing and proofreading page after page.
Later, Anna Alexandrovna translated the musical notation system, and blind children were able to learn to play musical instruments. With her active assistance, a few years later the first group of blind students graduated from the St. Petersburg School for the Blind, and a year later from the Moscow School. Literacy and vocational training helped graduates find jobs, changing the stereotype of their incapacity. Anna Adler just barely lived to see the opening of the First Congress of the All-Russian Society of the Blind.
Nikolay Pirogov
The entire life of the famous Russian surgeon is a series of brilliant discoveries, the practical use of which saved more than one life. The men considered him a wizard who attracted higher powers for his “miracles.” He was the first in the world to use surgery in the field, and his decision to use anesthesia saved not only his patients from suffering, but also those who lay on the tables of his students later. Through his efforts, the splints were replaced with bandages soaked in starch.
He was the first to use the method of sorting the wounded into those who were seriously injured and those who would make it to the rear. This reduced the mortality rate significantly. Before Pirogov, even a minor wound to the arm or leg could result in amputation.
He personally carried out operations and tirelessly ensured that the soldiers were provided with everything they needed: warm blankets, food, water.
According to legend, it was Pirogov who taught Russian academics to perform plastic surgery, demonstrating the successful experience of implanting a new nose on the face of his barber, whom he helped get rid of deformity.
Being an excellent teacher, about whom all the students spoke with warmth and gratitude, he believed that the main task of education is to teach how to be human.
