It seems that all we see in newspapers, in
online news reports and on television these days is someone getting murdered, a
terrible storm that devastated a town or a mass killing. There are so many wonderful things happening
every day, and nearly everyone in the world is good and kind. So today, during this joyous season, I want
to share “The Good Stuff!”
I won’t take credit for this title or the
stories I am about to share with you. I
watch “New Day” on CNN early each morning, and every day they share a great
story that they call “The Good Stuff.” You
can see the video stories here: http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/category/headlines/the-good-stuff/. I am happy to pass along these true stories
that highlight the good news happening around us every day!
A five-year-old
kindergartner named Claire Koch was part of her class’s holiday concert. Both of Claire’s parents are deaf. This wonderful little girl decided to
surprise her parents by singing along in sign language so her parents could
enjoy the songs too! What a fantastic
gift she gave to her parents.
A young Rabbi
and his wife purchased a desk on craiglist.
It turned out that the desk wouldn’t fit through the door of their
office. So, they had to take the desk
apart to get it into the office. When
they disassembled it, they found $98,000 inside. They contacted the original owner and learned
that she had hidden her entire inheritance in the desk and forgot about
it! (I
do not understand that either.)
After receiving the money back from the buyers, the woman sent them a
thank you card along with the money they had paid for the desk.
Darnell Barton,
a bus driver in Buffalo, was driving along a busy highway when he noticed a
woman who had climbed over the railing above a freeway overpass. Many cars were just driving by, but Darnell
stopped his bus, walked slowly toward the woman while speaking softly with her. He gently pulled her down, all the while
giving her words of comfort. He sat with
her on the sidewalk until others stopped to help. He then returned to his bus and continued his
shift for the day and did not even report the incident to his employer.
A struggling
single dad, Anthony Garfallo, found a fake Christmas tree in a box a few years
ago. He didn’t open the box until
recently. When he did, he discovered
$50,000 in bearer bonds inside. He was
able to determine the name of the owner of the bonds, but all the contact information
that he found was invalid. Mr. Garfallo
said, “What’s right is right.” On the “New
Day” show they announced the name of the owner and said he could contact them
to retrieve his bonds.
Upon the
passing of Nelson Mandela, the news coverage has reported all his accomplishments
and the many years he was imprisoned.
They give details of the various memorials and events planned to honor
him. “New Day” aired a phenomenal photo
of two fathers standing side-by-side at a gathering to honor Mandela. Each man had a child mounted on his shoulders. One man and his child were black while the
others were white. That photo alone
tells the whole story of Nelson Mandel’s accomplishments and contribution to
South Africa.
At this time of year when Good Will is on our minds, I hope that
you will visit http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/category/headlines/the-good-stuff/
to see the videos of these stories and more.
I am sure they will brighten your day as they have mine.
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