Just saw the most hearwarming story on the news!!!

alwaysadub wrote: »

I was watching that too. Brought a lump to my throat! Nice to know there are still decent people out there.

curlzy wrote: »

Just watching the news on TV3 and they were interviewing a man who had just had his savings tricked off him by a man that called to his door saying he was a solicitor.

The man had E800 in a savings account that he was saving for Christmas, he is elderly and has learning difficulties. He wanted to buy a Christmas present for his sister who is in a nursing home and book into a hotel for Christmas week.

Anyway, the journalist read out emails viewers had sent in, things like "I would love to meet that man and give him a hug", and told him that people had donated the full amount back to him. He cried he was so touched and said all those people would be in his prayers. It just really touched me, like at the moment all we hear is doom and gloom, but then outta nowhere you see the good in people again.

So what things have you seen lately that made you believe in the goodness of people again?

Sorry can't find a link

Rented Mule wrote: »

This is a bit long, so my apologies in advance.

It wasn't on the news per se, but I did hear it through the grapevine and then went to the source to confirm it.

My father is a retired Chicago Police Officer. My mother passed away in 2004 after a horrific medical mistake while fighting cancer. He lives alone and is still very active at 70.

The local parish that he lives in has a fee paying school (@$7500 per year). They have recently changed pastors after some financial mistakes were made by the former head honcho. The new pastor is now out to show that he is responsible with the flock's money.

My father get's a knock at the door from the couple that live next door to them. They stopped by with a few beers to watch whatever match was on the telly that night. The conversation starts going back and forth about the changes in the parish and the new pastor.....and then they told the following story.

There is a young girl of 13 who had attended this school for the past 8 years (school is a bit different in the states K-8 and then four years of high school). She is entering 8th grade and will then move onto a high school in the area. Her mother is divorced and can only manage to work part time

The mother goes to the school with her daughter to try and work out a way that she can finish her final year at the school, while the mother tries to figure out a way to pay the $7500 tuition. (She has three other younger children who will be attending the local public schools.)

The new pastor announces to her that if she can't pay the tuition on time, then she would not be allowed to attend the school for her final year. To say that she was devastated would be an understatement.

My father finds out about this and immediately heads up to the school the following morning. Asks to see the pastor, and hands him a cheque for the girl's final year tuition. He then tells him what he thinks of him, and this was the last penny that he will ever see from him.

The school calls the little girl and explains that someone paid her tuition and that everything is sorted. She immediately bursts into tears and calls her mother at work. The following day this family shows up on my father's door step and introduce themselves for the first time. From what I understand, there wasn't a 'dry eye' in the house.

There are people out that who try to do the right thing. I am just proud that it in this case that it was my father.

flyton5 wrote: »

Why did the school call a 13 year old instead of her mother?

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