50 People Are Sharing The Most Wholesome Things They Have Seen

At O'Hare airport in the restroom, a food service employee on break saw an elderly woman having trouble putting eyedrops in her eyes. She asked if she could help; the elderly woman spoke a different language and even through the language barrier, I watched these strangers trust one another easily. It was so sweet watching the employee gently tip this woman's chin up and explain what she was doing even though the recipient could not understand the verbal language. The interaction was so simply human. I think about this moment a lot when I am feeling bad about the world we live in. I think sometimes things like this happen and we don't see them, but I really really hope I see more things like this in my lifetime.

When I was twelve I was suicidal. At the time I went to a hockey camp, camp was a week long. Dry land was start of the day, first thing. Monday to Friday a toddler would watch me do dry land on the little bleachers. After the conditioning was over, the kid would jump up. Grab my leg and give me a hug, the little kid would then let me go and wave as I go to my next activity. I’m 13 now, going to therapy. This little kid is what makes me happy.

I was sitting in a bar having a beer after work when this guy comes in and orders some shots. After the first couple, he starts low key crying. A semi-regular old man sitting near him asked what was up, turns out his girlfriend split up with him and he wasn't taking it well. Old man asks to join him for a drink, new guy agrees.

This old man, named Keith, always drank two beers, paid, and left.

Anyways, they sat there and got absolutely hammered drunk. They tried every liquor in the place and really tied one on. Keith was going on and on about how he hasn't let loose since he was stationed on Okinawa. By this point, new guy has completely forgotten about his ex-girlfriend. They both made each other's evening.

Next time I saw Keith, I asked him how the night went. He said he hadn't had a hangover like that since Okinawa.

The new guy become a semi-regular and joined our little bar family. He eventually hooked up with a new girl, and I believe they're still seeing each other. Unfortunately he moved, so I haven't seen him in like 6 months.

my oldest son, he was just getting to where he could sit up well and bend over sit back up all on his own. my wife was in the shower, i had him on the bed. i noticed he started pulling at a pillow so i pulled it over in front of him. he laid face down on it for a second. i thought “wow, he must be tired” and just before i grabbed him he sat back up and smiled the biggest gummy grin ever, then he did it again. and again! then it suddenly hit me, he’s playing peekaboo! so he did it another time and when he sat up i said peekaboo! and he laughed and smiled. im a fairly rigid guy that doesnt get emotional or worked up about much but that broke me down and lifted my spirits all at the same time.

I have two nieces. At little ones birthday her friend gave her two unicorn toys. She immediately looks at big sis with a huge smile “ look big sis! This one for you! We can both play!” She was genuinely so excited to play unicorns with her sister and it never even occurred to her that did t didn’t need to give one to her. My heart grew three sizes that day

Was working at a grocery store when I was 19 stocking aisles when the tiniest old woman came up behind me and tapped me on the back and when I turned around she looked surprised and said “when I grow up, I want to look just like you!”

I’ve always had low self esteem and was clearly having a bad day (messy bun & makeup, she probably could notice tbh) but it still melted my heart to have a random stranger say something so sweet out of the blue especially when I was so down. Thank you, cute tiny old woman.

One day a stray cat just showed up at my grandparent's house. They had just lost their dog of 7 years and decided to adopt the cat.

My grandpa is retired military and a retired cop. Spent over 20 years in both fields and did multiple tours through Iraqi and Afganistan. Basically he's a really big, tough looking dude.

But man he loved that cat and that cat loved him and he would always send me cat pictures and videos of his cat to me via email.

He named him Mr. Katz. Miss that little guy :')

We lost my grandmother, Dido, 2 years ago after a steady few years of watching her succumbing to dementia and old age. My niece was around 3 years old at the time, but she loved spending time with her and it made my grandmother's face light up everytime she saw her.

This year, my niece got given a necklace for her 6th birthday, one of those you can put a little picture in it.

When I asked her what picture she was going to put in there she told me she was going to put a photo of Dido in there so that she wouldn't forget her.

I welled up, and was lost for words pretty much. Just told her that was beautiful and a lovely idea. Deffo most wholesome thing I've experienced/seen.

A husband and wife both in their 70s or 80s in a park near my house. I was driving by with my friend, and as we passed, we saw the wife throw a ball underhand, and the husband hit it weakly with a bat. The ball didn't roll very far, but they both cheered and the husband waddled over to his wife quickly and gave her a hug.

My dad, who's generally pretty reserved and serious, has a huge soft spot for my dog. I hear him talking to her all the time when he thinks no one's listening. My favorite is when it storms and my dog gets all scared and upset, my dad comforts her by saying "oh it's okay woofers, it's just a little dibble dops." Makes me melt.

At the apartment building where I used to live, there was this guy who had a loud, deep, gruff voice. I knew his voice because every evening, he would go out and call for his cat, Mr Squiggles. When the cat responded to his calls and came over to him he would say something along the lines of, "There you are. Come on, you little ratbag. Time to go inside." He spoke to this cat with such clear affection and it was so nice to see, publicly, on a nightly basis from a very strong "manly man".

I can tell you about who led the most wholesome life though.it is Mr.AbdulSattar Edhi.He dedicated his life to serving humanity.

He has the most number of charitable ambulances in Pakistan and maybe the world aswell.He has old people homes across the country.Homes for the homeless.And the list goes on.To think he could've lived a life of luxury yet he lived an extremely simple life and served humanity the best he could.

I was having a bad day and my 11 year son changed my 2 year old nappy and got him dressed . Then went back to being all anti social and everything is gross ! . He did all that on his own accord while I was taking a breath in my room . The cried with pride and my little one was in a fantastic mood telling me his brother helped put clothes on and did his nappy

In my small town, there is an older guy on my way home from work who wears the biggest smile and stands on his porch while waving to all the traffic. i always wave back. the sad thing is he lives in a super rough area, and kids and teenagers regularly make fun of him and tease him while shouting slurs at him. he just smiles through all this, and one time i honked at him while waving and the next day he came up to my car when i was at a stoplight and gave me flowers. i always honk and wave on my way home from work.

Every morning my dad greets my daughter at the top the stairs then sits there with her and coos over her. There hasn’t been a day in the last year where I didn’t wake up to my dad cheerfully saying “theres my little beauty! Can your old granda have a big hug?”

this happened a week ago, my brother died a few weeks ago and i was feeling kinda sad so i was just sitting in my room by myself when my dog Nahla came in, looked at me, and jumped up onto my bed and started snuggling up against me. its just what she does when someone is sad and she wants them to be happy. it worked. i know it isn't much but it is what i've got.

When I was, like, 11, Dad was driving us to a gathering at my grandma’s.

There was a woman pulled over on the side of the road. Dad asked if they needed help. She said she’d run out of gas. Dad told her he would get some.

So we go into a gas station. Dad explains the situation to the cashier and is prepared to buy a can of gas. There’s this other customer that looks like a biker - big dude with tattoos and piercings - who tells Dad he has gas at his house and tells us to get in our cars and follow him.

His wife and young son were in the front yard. Turned out this was his sister’s house; the guy had fled a hurricane with his family. Nevertheless he insisted on giving us the gas for free.

Yesterday at work my Boss' five year old daughter was drawing a picture for me and said "This is you, a princess!" And I thought my heart would combust because that was just so sweet.

She procceded to make a little Collection of drawings, which she folded into a book, and gave it to me. It was all hearts and rainbows. That was just absolutely wholesome and made me appreaciate little kids.

Made my day to be honest!

My dad and I were at a stoplight a few blocks away from a grocery store and a homeless man was sitting on the curb. I would've given him some money, but the road was pretty busy. I watched a guy with two huge bags of groceries walk up the street and give them to the homeless man :) It was such a kind gesture I almost cried right there in the car

Bit of a back story My pregnancy had been difficult and I was worried for my unborn child. A 20 week scan showed it was looking like my baby had a birth defect but we would only know the full extent when he was born. Being in a vulnerable state, I was looking for hope. As is the case with these things, I turned to woo. I bought a large crystal necklace (it was a beast of a thing) and put all hopes that this would ‘save’ my baby. My husband is not the spiritual type and told me up front that it was a pile of nonsense sh*t but if it made me happy, to wear the ’thing’. It might as well have been attached to my skin, that thing never came off. Moving along to the birth. I had to be induced as the baby wasn’t moving. After being poked and prodded with all sorts , I finally was in labour. Slowly things took a turn for the worse, this baby wasn’t going to come out smoothly. He was in distress and he needed out immediately. Before I knew it, I was about to go into surgery for an emergency c section. I was told I had to take off all my jewellery. In a haze, I took off the crystal and handed it to me husband. Im being wheeled away to surgery and all I can see is the look of fear on my Husbands face as he slowly put on the necklace. That moment has never left me Thankfully my child was born healthy and the defect wasnt life threatening. He is now turning 3 and my life couldn’t be further away from that moment but it still gets me in the feels.