Examples of human nature being kind

1. Mandela invited the jailer who had guarded him to attend his inauguration

Nelson Mandela was convicted of leading the anti-apartheid movement. Robben Island served 27 years in prison. After being released in 1990, he did not seek revenge against his former jailers. On the contrary, in 1994, he sincerely invited the white jailer Christo Brand to attend his presidential inauguration.

Not only that, Mandela also invited Brand on the 20th anniversary of his release from prison. Another jailer who guarded Mandela, James Gregory, also talked about and recorded his friendship with the "political prisoner". Both Gregory and Brand have spoken of their deep admiration for Mandela.

Brand also specifically mentioned how he grew from a young man who supported apartheid to an anti-apartheid and oppressor. Brand said Mandela's impact on him was life-changing. And the friendship between them teaches the world about forgiveness.

2. Mother Teresa’s good deeds

In 1999, as the new millennium was approaching, the American Cable News Network (CNN) and USA Today (USA? Today) annual Gallup In public opinion polls, Mother Teresa was elected as the "most admired person in America" ??in the 20th century, far more votes than Martin Luther King, Edmund Gerald Brown Jr., and John Fitts. Gerald Kennedy (John F. Kennedy).

Albert Einstein and Helen Keller. Why is this woman so unique? Mother Teresa, whose real name is Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, also known as the "Angel of Mercy" (Angel of Mercy), is a missionary and Roman Catholic nun. Dedicate your life to helping others.

So when we talk about holiness, we think of Mother Teresa. In the 1950s, she founded the Missionaries of Charity to provide assistance to the sick, homeless, and other people in need. She won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize. However, a 2013 study suggested that Mother Teresa's reputation as a saint may have been overstated and controversial.

Although the Home for the Dying did not provide much practical help beyond prayer, she did devote her life to saving the sick. Mother Teresa died in 1997.

3. Westboro Counter Protests

Westboro Counter (WBC) is considered by many to be a A hate group. Parishioners often picket high-profile military funerals with banners carrying eye-catching and offensive language. The controversial group sparked a community backlash when it stated its intention to protest.

For example, Vassar College supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. When the WBC attempted to picket Vassar College, students at the college organized a counter-protest. Students at Texas A&M University formed a human chain to prevent WBC protesters from picketing a military funeral. Of course, the university is not alone in resisting them.

Counter-protesters from Angel Action wore 10-foot-tall angel wings and surrounded the WBC protesters, blocking their view. There is also a group called the Patriot Guard Riders that provides a non-violent shield. Usually they just hold flags and surround the WBC protesters.

To prevent them from disturbing the grieving military families, relatives and friends at the funeral, they will not resort to violence.

When the funeral of the victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was held, the group spontaneously formed a silent protective barrier to resist the funeral protests of WBC church members.

4. Pope John Paul II pardoned his assassin

On May 13, 1981, the Turkish assassin Mehmet Ali Agca ) shot Pope John Paul II three times in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. ?A bullet struck the Pope on his index finger and ricocheted into his abdomen. Another grazed his right elbow. Later, John Paul said that he survived only because of the Virgin Mary.

On May 17, 1981, four days after the assassination, the Pope publicly forgave Akcha—and said he had actually forgiven him as the ambulance drove to Gimili Hospital—and in 1983, the Pope They also visited Akcha who was sentenced to 19 years. During the visit, John Paul held Akcha's hand and forgave the assassin who had nearly killed him in person.

5. Christmas Truce

In December 1914, the First World War had caused nearly one million deaths (as many as 14 million people died in this war ), but on Christmas Day, the British and German troops chose a truce. The veracity of the story is unknown, and some parts may be exaggerated. when British soldiers were rumored to be hiding in the trenches.

Suddenly a very familiar song "Silent Night" came from near the German trenches, and the two sides suspended the war without authorization for a day. On the Christmas Truce, there were no bullets fired and bombs bombing on the Western Front, just war-torn people shaking hands, sharing cigarettes and kicking cans.