The desire to help is often the strongest in childhood, before we get too cynical.

This empathetic little girl stopped on the street to share her umbrella with a stray cat because she couldn’t bare the thought of it getting wet and cold.

This story warmed hearts all over the Internet when a daughter proved just how great her mom’s new boyfriend is.

She said:

“My dad used to get so mad every time my mom would come home with a new coffee mug (she likes to collect them) and her new boyfriend literally built her a wall to display her collection.”

He sounds like a keeper!

Out of the goodness of his heart, this man makes sure his local playground is safe for kids. A Redditor said of this photo:

“A guy used his metal detector at a playground to collect small pieces of metal that could be harmful to children. He makes a few dollars in coins on the way but showed us he mostly finds junk he picks up for their safety.”

This mom got to overhear a priceless moment in which her son was not only unafraid to say he loved her but also taught his friends that loving your mother is nothing to be embarrassed about.

We can only hope they took it to heart. After all, kindness can spread with just a little encouragement.

We love this moment in which a family friend showed up in a sweater knitted by his friend’s grandmother decades ago.

The Redditor who posted the photo explained:

“My grandma celebrated her 80th birthday this past weekend, and a friend of my uncle’s showed up wearing the sweater my grandma had made him when he was a teenager to show her he still had it.”

It looks like that knitting was time well spent!

Not only is this grandmother taking her grandson out for a special treat, but she’s also happy to share his love of the movie Toy Story.

Maybe your grandmother is happy to take you out as well, but will she wear a Buzz Lightyear helmet while doing it?

Why waste food when you can help your fellow students? We think this school has the right idea.

A Redditor explained this brilliant “share bin”:

“A school in my town has a ’share bin.’ Students who buy lunch may place unwanted and unopened food on this ice tray. If other students are still hungry after they finish their own lunch, they may choose one item from the share bin. This simple process reduces waste and makes tummies full.”

After one Redditor had a bad day and an anxiety attack, she took to her car to have a good cry.

Someone must have seen her sobbing because when she returned to her car later that day, she found a supportive note from a stranger.

These truck drivers banded together to save a desperate person about to jump off an overpass.

To make sure they wouldn’t succeed in harming themselves, the drivers all parked beneath the bridge to break their fall.

Sometimes it’s just nice to know that people care enough to stop and help in your very worst moment.

One Redditor shared a photo of a note they found nestled in a box of diapers they bought at the store.

It’s just a little gesture to let a potentially struggling parent know that they’re not alone and deserve a little something for themselves.

This heart recipient got in touch with the mother of his donor who died a year before the photo was taken.

He’s on the road to recovery and allowed the grieving mom to listen to her daughter’s heartbeat inside his chest.

We love this story of a kind stranger randomly reaching out to a teacher buying school supplies.

Teachers all over the country have said that they spend a portion of their own income on helping their students and this good samaritan wasn’t going to let it go unrewarded.

This newly-minted lawyer in Turkey made it through law school with the help of her mother.

Since she’s visually impaired, she read her all of her textbooks.

Then the mother was honored with a ceremonial degree of her own, honoring her dedication to her daughter.

Humans might like fireworks, but most pets aren’t big fans of the loud noises.

This group of volunteers gave up their holiday to volunteer at a local shetler, reading books to nervous dogs and keep them calm as the bombs were bursting in air.

We rarely appreciate our city workers or even people in our own neighborhoods working outside in the heat.

This kind person leaves a cooler out in their yard during hot days so that anyone who needs refreshment can come by and grab a cold drink of water.

This Redditor was shocked to get her wallet back weeks after she lost it, along with a note. All the money and cards were still in it.

She said:

“I was shocked to get this in the mail today. I had lost this wallet in a San Francisco bus in April of 2018, expecting to never see it again . The wallet was a Christmas gift from 2017. All cards and cash were still in there.”

When your cat needs a hand exterminating bugs, it’s only natural to want to step in to assist.

This cat owner said the furry feline was crying because he couldn’t reach the bug on the ceiling.

Mission accomplished!

How sweet is this gesture from a young student who is willing to share their extra gloves and hat with a cold classmate?

That’s got to feel like a parenting win.

In an effort to show people toss on the ground and how easy it is to clean up, this guy started an Instagram page dedicated to his efforts to clean things up.

It’s also a great way to remind people that we’re all in this together.

This group of awesome folks decided to weed the local playground to make it easier and safer for kids to use.

Just check out the before and after! That’s a lot of work!

Sometimes supporting your fellow humans can be as simple and random as taking a stranger for a safe and fun spin in your convertible when you’re both waiting for the post office to open.

It’s sure a cool way to make a new friend!

Surely no one could continue with their vows while someone drowned in the background, but this groom rushed over to save a kid that had fallen in the water.

Wedding photos be damned – those water stains will have a heartwarming story behind them when they’re looking back on this day in 10 years.

This gentleman thinks nothing of cooking enormous and delicious meals to share with local kids.

His YouTube channel also helps fund local food and literacy programs.

Our hearts grew three sizes when we read about this elementary school teacher who has taken it upon himself to teach young men in his school without fathers at home how to be good gentlemen.

We’re ready for the next generation!

This is a next-level exceptional human being.

A Starbucks worker learned enough sign language to take the orders of a deaf customer so she could have the same experience as everyone else when she came in.

Sibling bonds can be the strongest. In this case, the little sister of this poster put candy in their pill case so that they could have a little treat along with their daily antidepressant.

It’s just an extra reminder that life can still be sweet.

How amazing is this medical worker who not only comforted a man with dementia when his family couldn’t visit him on Christmas but made him feel like part of her family?

The photos they took together are the real meaning of support.

This restaurant sends their chef home to Thailand to visit his family every year, even though it means they have to close the restaurant for two weeks.

Prior to taking the job, it had been 15 years since he had seen his family.

Talk about employee benefits!

A Redditor couldn’t help but snap a pic and tell the story of this dedicated couple when she saw them at the art museum.

The woman’s husband is blind so she walked around and “passionately” described every piece to him.

How amazing is this professor?

The original posted explained:

“A girl in my geography class had to bring her newborn to class today. The baby started crying in the middle of our quiz. When she took him out to hold him, my professor insisted that he wouldn’t mind feeding the baby and rocking his car seat until she was done. This is my so so awesome, sweet professor, on his knees.”

That’s going above and beyond – and yet, it’s a sure sign that you care about your students’ education.