Another inspiring video: Making people smile on a day in April, 2003, giving away free flowers to strangers on the streets of London. With lovely music, "Peace Train sounding louder... Everybody jump upon the Peace Train," this young man steals your heart with his efforts to "Come Together in Sweet Harmony" with his fellow humans. Cheers to Hugh -- We're with you on the pollen path!
The widow of a man who murdered five Amish girls in their schoolhouse sent a letter to the Amish community thanking them for their compassion and support. Marie Roberts said she was "overwhelmed by the forgiveness, grace and mercy" shown to her family following the rampage on October 2, when her husband Charles killed himself and five others.
Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help lift millions of women and men from poverty, nurturing their small business dreams with tiny loans as small as $20 each.
Over the last 30 years, Yunus' bank has issued more than five billion
dollars into the hands of 6 million borrowers yielding phenomenal results. Called micro-financing, low-interest loans are offered that require no collateral, but collect repayment over a period of years after placing people in honor system support groups. Given that opportunity, even the poorest of the poor can -- and will -- work to create their own well-being and raise their families and communities out of poverty...
A VAN driver is being hailed a hero after saving the life of a motorist who had a fit while driving along a busy highway. Thanks to Tony Smith's quick thinking, the driver escaped possible death after Tony used his van to slow the car to safety. (Dorset Daily Echo, England)
A rural Kansas woman is lucky to be alive, after a stranger goes to great lengths to rescue her after her home catches fire... Rachel says what scares her most, is that she did not wake up. Meanwhile, a complete stranger stopped on her way to work when she saw the fire from the road, to make sure no one was inside... (KAKE) "I did what anyone would do."