[Beyond Borders]

With all the negativity in the news and all the negative videos that go viral online, it's easy to feel sometimes like people don't have any common decency anymore. A quick online browse can leave you feeling depressed in a hurry...

Let's use this thread to post videos and stories of regular people committing heroic, selfless acts.

This is one I came across on Facebook today - maybe someone's posted it already. The risk this guy took to save a stranger's life is astounding.

[Tuthmosis]

[Beyond Borders]

Skydiver Saves Woman's Life

[Beyond Borders]

Contractor Saves Young Girl From Rapist

10 Year-Old Boy Takes a Bullet to Save Mother's Life

Not humanity, I suppose, but still pretty cool. Dog risks own life to save another dog.

[Matt3B]

[Kaizen]

Great new thread.

Thats insane bravery on the part of the guy jumping on the subway. Unreal

[Mage]

My faith will be restored when I see a female risking her life to save an adult male she is not attracted to.

[JoyStick]

great idea for a thread!

[Giovonny]

My faith in humanity doesn't need to be restored because I never lost it.

Everyday I talk to dozens of people. College girls, old army veterans, school kids playing, the local business men, the neighborhood BBQ chef, high level athletes, farmers, immigrants, computer scientists, construction workers, bankers, average joes, wealthy people, etc.

We all have the same wants and needs:




Don't experience the world thru the internet, experience the world thru interacting with real people.

Ignore the media fear mongering. The sky is not falling!

#Music-Food-Sport-Romance-Art-Friends-Family-Freedom.

[Walderschmidt]

(01-29-2013 11:53 AM)Giovonny Wrote:  

#Music-Food-Sport-Romance-Art-Friends-Family-Freedom.

This has been a Roosh Service Announcement (RSA) by Giovonny!

[Lothario]

Agree wholeheartedly with what Gio said also truly believe that there is more good in this world then there is Bad. Here is a very Inpirational Trailor, full documentary can be found on Netflix. My eyes were wet watching that documentary .....

[Beyond Borders]

(01-29-2013 09:40 AM)Mage Wrote:  

My faith will be restored when I see a female risking her life to save an adult male she is not attracted to.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Coming up with a couple results took me very little time. Maybe you should speak with a therapist...Or maybe it's just time to admit your world view is slightly limiting...

Don't forget the woman who almost lost her life saving everyone's ass in the Fort Hood Massacre.

Not a man saved in this one, but still...

Granny saves man from crocodile attack

Brave Aussie woman saves man from shark attack

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-0...151174.htm

Connie Burczyk, Minnesota Woman With Injured Foot and Multiple Sclerosis, Saves Man Drowning In Mississippi River

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01...60209.html

[soup]

How did the news team figure out that Wesley and the guy were exactly 20.5" ?

Also, don't try to do what he did you ever fall into the subway tracks. He's a hero, for sure, but that was a stupid move.

There was a reddit that an MTA conductor posted on what to do if you fall into the tracks a while back when there were a series of subway pushes. Here are some parts of it that I found:

"The best thing you can do is run as far down the platform as you can (in the opposite direction from where the train enters the station) and wave your arms frantically to get the train operator and passenger's attention. Believe me, the passengers WILL be doing the exact same thing, as nobody wants to see you get run over and their train get delayed. If you can get to the far end of the platform, it gives the train more room to stop, and there is a ladder at the end of each platform where you can climb back up -- do NOT try to climb up from where you are. So many people have been killed trying to jump back up rather than getting away from the entrance end of the station.

Do NOT trust the pits between the tracks --- they are often right next to the third rail which can be just as dangerous (and note that the wooden planks are not designed to hold a human's weight - they are there to protect the energized rail from drips and weather) and the train operator is less likely to see you if you're in there. And don't duck under the train, because most stations do not have enough clearance for the average human. And do NOT jump down onto the tracks to try to save someone else. The best thing you can do is run on the platform towards the tunnel where the train enters so you can get the operator's attention sooner. Waving your arms over the tracks will tell the operator to stop immediately."

[Mage]

(01-29-2013 07:08 PM)Beyond Borders Wrote:  

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My faith will be restored when I see a female risking her life to save an adult male she is not attracted to.


Ask and ye shall receive.

Good, good, my worldview is not so grim. I just wanted someone to do the work of searching for me.

[InternationPlayboy]

[Anaguma]

And manly tears were shed:

[Beyond Borders]

(04-10-2013 01:39 PM)Anaguma Wrote:  

And manly tears were shed:

If that's the extent of your fifth post, I shudder to take in the other four.

Troll?

[InternationPlayboy]

Just saw this commercial, I kinda liked it.

[Kish]

[Katatonic]

A boy, Joshua Jones, and his father, Steve Jones, sat Sunday night in front-row seats at AT&T Park in San Francisco. The boy was in a wheelchair. Early in the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants, the father struck up a conversation with Dodgers third base coach Tim Wallach. He said his son was very sick, that he was a Dodgers fan, and that his favorite player was Kemp. The boy, who has cancer, is unable to speak.

Wallach brought them a baseball. Later in the game, he told Kemp about Joshua. And when the game ended – Kemp had made the last out in a loss, the Dodgers' fourth in a row – Wallach returned to the dugout and found Kemp waiting for him. He wanted to go see the boy in the stands.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/viral-video...32881.html

[Homo_Sapien]

I think Gio posted a valuable image on this thread but framed it in completely the wrong way.

Highlighting the exceptional cases of what could only be described as extended tribal empathy does not show that the entire human species is 'good', or whatever the OP was pushing at here.

Next time you see a video of someone showing incredible 'bravery and compassion' to save the life of a stranger, think about the millions of children and adults dying from easily preventable causes, the modern day enslavement of the North Korean people, the ongoing use of children as cannon fodder in those countries you've barely heard of...

...and humanity's collective decision to do nothing about it. Even when they have both the means and the time to do so.

So called humanists would rather argue with a religious nut-job on twitter than save and/or improve the lives of their fellow human beings.

And I would rather post on RooshVForum than spend the same effort helping others in need. I just don't put on a mask of selflessness or caring. I admit that I only think about myself and my immediate social circle most of the time. Just like every other animal on this planet.

Generally speaking, if they're not in the same tribe, nobody gives a shit.

[Divorco]

Let's not forget this brave soul who tried to scare off a rapist.

[Beyond Borders]

(05-09-2013 03:17 AM)Homo_Sapien Wrote:  

Highlighting the exceptional cases of what could only be described as extended tribal empathy does not show that the entire human species is 'good', or whatever the OP was pushing at here.

Not what I was pushing for at all. I think the initial post is quite clear about what I was getting at, which is that with all the negativity we soak up through the media we often forget that there are still people out there with common, and sometimes very uncommon, decency. And that sometimes a little reminder is in order.

You seem so set on your dark world view that you'd even negate any evidence that some people do give a shit. I find that alarming, but a part of me, when in a dark mood, feels like that sometimes too. This thread was meant to be a reminder that we're not all pieces of shit - a motivator when the negativity gets you down.

Nowhere did I imply all people are good. Though I would say all humans do have the capacity for good. And I would say that there are fare more decent people in this world than indecent - regardless of what you and the media would have us believe. Could you imagine what the world would really be like if the average trip to the grocery store or walk down your street reflected the reality you see painted across the evening news every night?

It would be sheer chaos. The fact that betrayal, cheating, violence, and otherwise barbaric acts are still so outlandish to us is evidence in itself that they are abnormal in our society.

Either way, it wasn't my intent to philosophize about all that all.

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Next time you see a video of someone showing incredible 'bravery and compassion' to save the life of a stranger, think about the millions of children and adults dying from easily preventable causes, the modern day enslavement of the North Korean people, the ongoing use of children as cannon fodder in those countries you've barely heard of...

...and humanity's collective decision to do nothing about it. Even when they have both the means and the time to do so.

Sure, let's ignore all the action that is taken to act against the world's challenges. If we can keep ourselves and others in a constant state of hopelessness by acting like no one out there cares or is trying, that ought to help things...

I agree there's a lot more we can do about these things. I hardly think dismissing every positive thing you see under that pretense is doing the world (or yourself) any favors though.

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So called humanists would rather argue with a religious nut-job on twitter than save and/or improve the lives of their fellow human beings.

And I would rather post on RooshVForum than spend the same effort helping others in need.

A blanket statement that pretends no one on this Earth is dedicating their life to good causes and that every single person out there spends their time on Twitter. Simply a figment of your imagination. There are plenty of time-wasting hypocrites rotting away on Twitter, but that hardly describes every person who espouses a good cause.

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I just don't put on a mask of selflessness or caring. I admit that I only think about myself and my immediate social circle most of the time. Just like every other animal on this planet.

Generally speaking, if they're not in the same tribe, nobody gives a shit.

I disagree. I personally do care about strangers and I typically do things to help people each and every day, sometimes in extremely small ways and sometimes in much bigger ways. When I see someone hurt or in danger, I always respond. Always. And I've even done so at my own risk.

I don't always help people I see in need (that are not in immediate physical danger) simply because I haven't the resources to do so and still take care of myself, but I do try to lend a hand when I can. I've helped people I didn't like or respect and thought of as enemies too...how tribal of me...

Many on this planet are far more selfless than I am in this regard, but the point is that people like us do exist, so apparently there are those that give a shit. Probably quite a few even on this forum, which I think we can all admit is a forum essentially focused on the self.

You've got a very negative worldview that isn't supported by what I see in the world around me, though I'm not sure where you spend your time, so perhaps your experience is different. At the end of the day, your problems sound personal more than anything else.

If Giovonny had a point worth making, it was a good one, but it wasn't the one you tried to mutate it into - it was the exact one he so clearly made. That people who don't see the good in the world around them everyday need to unplug themselves from the news and the Internet, get off their computer and get out into that world.

I've been doing that more often lately instead of spending so much time in RooshVforum, and that's why I haven't felt the need to post more videos. It's been a refreshing return to reality...

[Eirykr]

The opposite side of Russian dashcam crash videos: the small kindnesses of everyday people.

[speakeasy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02...02068.html

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When Cameron Lyle learned that he was a bone marrow match for a man with cancer, he immediately agreed to donate, a decision that will effectively end his sporting career.

The 21-year-old University of New Hampshire track and field star got swabbed to join the bone marrow registry back when he was a sophomore and didn’t think much of it, WMUR reports. After all, Lyle told ABC, he had been told that there was a one in five million chance for patients to find a match in a non-family member.