gives me hope
01; "A few years ago, I was driving to California and my truck broke down. I didn't have to money for a tow so i was stuck. Some woman stopped and gave me her credit card and her address and said to mail it back when I was done."
02; "I was sitting on the bench outside of work one day trying to fix my make up. An elderly man walked passed me with his groceries heading towards his car in the huge Walmart parking lot. He then returned back a minute or so later to tell me "you're beautiful without all that stuff, and you don't need it." Groceries still in hand."
03; "My friend got HIV at age 6 when she was raped. She loved to learn, but couldn't continue in school after HS due to her illness. She died during my second year of college. I found out at a memorial service that our history teacher had gone to her house to read to her every day until she died."
04; "I like to dress up like Marilyn Manson, so this often gets me stares from strangers on the street, and not in the good way. While waiting on the bus stop, this woman asked me to carry her baby for her while she looked for something. I was surprised that she wasn't openly avoiding me, much more let me carry her baby."
05; "After a domestic violence altercation, my bed-ridden mother and I were forced out of our home. My boyfriend sold his ipod, laptop and video game consoles and worked 45 hours a week while still attending school to help us afford an apartment without asking for a thing in return."
06; "When I was 13, I was attacked by a Great Dane. At hospital they said the surgeon that could repair the damage to my face had already left for the night. They called him and had barely given an explanation when he got out of bed at midnight, drove an hour to the hospital and stayed in surgery with me for the next seven hours."
07; "I've been recovering from years of depression and self-harm. My boyfriend has been helping me recover every step of the way, by funding my treatment and making sure I'm never alone. Today I was feeling really down about myself. He tossed me my dictionary and said to look up "beautiful." He had taped in my picture."
08; "My younger brother was born with a severe disability. My parents are his main caretakers and the thought of what will happen to him when they're gone has always scared me. I confided this in my boyfriend recently and without skipping a beat, he said "we'll take him.""
09; "A long time ago, I was on the verge of committing suicide when a guy came to the roof to have lunch. He saw me climbing over the railing and asked me to share his lunch with him. After receiving my puzzled look, he explained, "everyone should die happy. or at least with a full stomach." We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last month."
10; "When I was young, I was often bullied by classmates and dreaded recess for it. One day my third grade teacher asked if I'd rather stay inside and draw with her. I loved it and after that she encouraged my new found hobby further. I now work as an art director for a large video game company."
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02; "I was sitting on the bench outside of work one day trying to fix my make up. An elderly man walked passed me with his groceries heading towards his car in the huge Walmart parking lot. He then returned back a minute or so later to tell me "you're beautiful without all that stuff, and you don't need it." Groceries still in hand."
03; "My friend got HIV at age 6 when she was raped. She loved to learn, but couldn't continue in school after HS due to her illness. She died during my second year of college. I found out at a memorial service that our history teacher had gone to her house to read to her every day until she died."
04; "I like to dress up like Marilyn Manson, so this often gets me stares from strangers on the street, and not in the good way. While waiting on the bus stop, this woman asked me to carry her baby for her while she looked for something. I was surprised that she wasn't openly avoiding me, much more let me carry her baby."
05; "After a domestic violence altercation, my bed-ridden mother and I were forced out of our home. My boyfriend sold his ipod, laptop and video game consoles and worked 45 hours a week while still attending school to help us afford an apartment without asking for a thing in return."
06; "When I was 13, I was attacked by a Great Dane. At hospital they said the surgeon that could repair the damage to my face had already left for the night. They called him and had barely given an explanation when he got out of bed at midnight, drove an hour to the hospital and stayed in surgery with me for the next seven hours."
07; "I've been recovering from years of depression and self-harm. My boyfriend has been helping me recover every step of the way, by funding my treatment and making sure I'm never alone. Today I was feeling really down about myself. He tossed me my dictionary and said to look up "beautiful." He had taped in my picture."
08; "My younger brother was born with a severe disability. My parents are his main caretakers and the thought of what will happen to him when they're gone has always scared me. I confided this in my boyfriend recently and without skipping a beat, he said "we'll take him.""
09; "A long time ago, I was on the verge of committing suicide when a guy came to the roof to have lunch. He saw me climbing over the railing and asked me to share his lunch with him. After receiving my puzzled look, he explained, "everyone should die happy. or at least with a full stomach." We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last month."
10; "When I was young, I was often bullied by classmates and dreaded recess for it. One day my third grade teacher asked if I'd rather stay inside and draw with her. I loved it and after that she encouraged my new found hobby further. I now work as an art director for a large video game company."
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