One of the most interesting questions that have been debated by various philosophers for hundreds and hundreds of years is whether humans are inherently good or evil. Should we listen to English philosopher Thomas Hobbes who wrote that, deep down, all humans are selfish and unsociable? Or should we believe in the thinkers like Rousseau saying that every single person is essentially good? In all seriousness, let's admit—we'll most probably never reach an unambiguous answer to this difficult question.
But whatever the true answer is, after reading such things like this viral thread, I can't help but believe that all humans are pure and gentle-hearted beings. In this thread, strangers are sharing some of their most wholesome secrets they've been keeping from others. With that being said, Bored Panda invites you to scroll down and look through some of the most heartwarming ones.
#21
My almost 16 year old thinks he's saving for a car. He's actually saved about $11,000.
He doesn't know I'm going to buy him a car and he can use that money for something else.
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166points
#22
I'm learning french, but i'm trying to keep it a secret from my french speaking dad so i can surprise him.
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164points
#23
During the middle of my junior year of high school a girl transferred from another nearby school because she was bullied and sexually harassed both in person and online (ah, the days of ask.fm and formspring..). After a lot of digging online, I found her old ask.fm and eventually used a variation of her url to find her tumblr. After scrolling through her blog, I found out she was actually super into singing and that her idol was Haley Williams, the lead singer of Paramore. So one day in class I causally said that she reminds me of "this singer from a band I like" and the look of absolute joy on her face when I said Haley Williams from Paramore was absolutely incredible. After that, she was visibly way more comfortable and confident and she even got a few people together to rehearse as a band! They played at our school's talent show senior year and the first song of their set was by Paramore. :)
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151points
#24
I work at a grocery store and a woman and her little girl went through with a cart full of groceries. It was the first week of the month and she was using her EBT card. For some reason is was declined and she started crying. She thanked us for trying it a few times and she didn't understand why it wasn't working. It was pay day and I didn't make a whole lot as I was only a part time worker. However I went over to the bank in the store and cashed my check. I went to our customer service desk where she was on the phone with the bank and gave it over quietly. My coworker paid for the rest and we didn't make it a big deal. She wasn't paying attention and was just handed the receipt and told to go home and enjoy the day we took care of it. She cried harder and thanked everyone and asked for a manager and was telling her little girl that this was a miracle. We had to tell her to not get a manager because where I work giving money during your shift is grounds for suspension. I will always remember her gratitude.
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139points
#25
When my husband is out of town, I let the dog sleep on the bed. He's not keen on letting her up on the bed, and therefore always wash the duvet cover and put on clean sheets the day he gets home. I think he thinks I just want to impress him with a clean, nice smelling bed but really... I have to hide the evidence of letting my furry 80lb snugglemuffin up for cuddles all night.
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138points
#26
I once anonymously had 20 pizzas delivered to a local homeless shelter
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135points
#27
Once I saw an old lady rummaging trough the trash looking for some food. I asked her what could I buy her and after insisting she asked me some meat to make some broth. I went in the nearest supermarket and gave her, and she thanked me profusely saying that she would remember me in her prayers (I'm atheist but obviously didn't tell her, I thanked her). I'm a poor student and that week I ate a little less than usual, but it felt good. Happened 3 years ago and I never told anyone until now.
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132points
#28
Every year for my mums birthday when we go on a night out, i give people money to buy two shots. One for them, one for my mum. I just ask them to go over and wish her a happy birthday and give her the shot. It's great watching her talk about it to everyone that will listen, how so many people knew it was her birthday and she got all these free drinks, how special she felt. Its worth the money just to see her face light up and get that sparkle back in her eyes
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122points
#29
When I can afford to, I tuck extra $20s in my parents' and boyfriend's wallets, so they think they forgot they had extra money. They've done so much for me, including covering my bills when I wasn't able to, and none of them will let me pay them back, so it's my way of secretly thanking them for their help and support.
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120points
#30
When my girlfriend and her kid come to visit, I don't order pizza because I'm feeling lazy. I order pizza because it makes the kid super happy. I always make sure to get extra pineapples, because that's the kid's favorite, even though her mom and I don't really care for them that much.
It's worth eating pizza that is mediocre to see a 4-year-old beaming because she gets pizza.
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112points
#31
Back in college I liked to do special things for my friends in my dorm for Valentine's Day. One year I taped chocolate boxes to their doors, and the next year I taped bags of heart shaped cookies. My friends would find out that it was me one way or another, but it was still nice to do something nice for the people I care about.
The next year, after the majority of my dorm friends had graduated, I still wanted to do something nice for the people in my dorm. I created about 150 little paper envelopes, to cover everyone that would be getting a special surprise. At around 2 a.m. I set out to taping these envelopes to all the doors on my floor (2 people per room) as well as all the RA's on all the other floors. I then filled every tiny envelope with a few heart shaped Reese's and Snickers candies. It probably took about 2 hours to completely finish. I know a few chocolates really aren't that big of a gift, but I wanted everybody to feel some love on Valentine's Day.
The next day, some of the RA's posted about it on Facebook. They were saying that we had the best residents. It made me feel really warm and fuzzy inside, but I never let any of them know that I was the one that did it.
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112points
#32
Have a really poor friend. Wear the same size clothing. I give him my old clothing but what he doesn't know is I go out and buy new clothes just for him and I just say they're stuff I got lucky with at thrifts stores, on super sale, or just stuff I got and didn't like enough to wear more than once.
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111points
#33
One time when I was like 14, on my dad's friend's land, I was sitting on my quad parked next to my dad and his friend T. T's nephew (9) and stepson (13) were riding their motorcycles around about 100 yards off when we hear a loud crash, and the kids yelling.
T drops his last beer, gestures to commandeer my four wheeler and he and my dad take off over there. I notice that the beer tipped over, so I pick it up, brush all the dirt off of it and sit it back up right where he dropped it. After everything's said and done, scrapes and bruises accounted for, he comes back to find his beer standing upright. The look on his face was priceless, he thanks the ale gods for saving his beer, and told the story of his magic beer.
I decided I'd never ruin it. I'm the beer god. Sometimes I swap the almost empty beers in friends' coozies out with fresh ones without them ever noticing. Nobody's sure who does it. Gotta keep the magic alive.
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106points
#34
I start conversations with random people on the bus if it seems like they're having a bad day. One of the most notable people was a Russian woman who seemed proud of having a pacekeeper and an elderly Japanese woman who I had to help navigate the bus system with my limited Japanese, ended up skipping class to make sure she got to her son's place.
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100points
#35
My dad is a car enthusiast, and has always said that he'd like to go to Cuba to see the old cars. He's supported me and sacrificed so I could go to a good school, and allowed me to live at home during college. I graduate in May and have a job lined up and little debt. He turns 60 in October, and I'm planning on sending him and mom to Cuba for vacation.
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99points
#36
I read a news story about a valedictorian who made a fake Instagram account and wrote positive comments to people from his school so I did the same.
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97points
#37
My friend got his car smashed with a brick, windows smashed, and his camera stolen.
That camera was his life. He was one of our youth leaders at church, so a lot of the kids got together and bought him a new camera. I gave my entire two-week McDonald's paycheck. A few years later, he asked if I was the one who gave their whole paycheck. I lied and said I didn't and I didn't know who did.
I'm not sure why I lied about it.
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95points
#38
Aunt was gonna be short for her rent. I paid the landlord and told him to say that she paid it earlier in the month. She was so happy about it. Made steaks for supper and paid extra on other bills so she'd be ahead of them.
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91points
#39
I carry my dogs to bed when they fall asleep on the stairs so people don't trip over them.
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79points
#40
My girlfriend thinks I'm going to miss her graduation this year since I go to school in a different state. But my last final is the day before her graduation so I'll be landing back home just in time for it.
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79points


