Time and again we have written about choosing beggars, the kind of people who feel like the whole world revolves around them. Not only do they act entitled, but they go into a full breakdown if someone refuses to fulfill their unfair expectations. To see what I mean, scroll through our previous posts with blood-boiling examples of choosing beggars here, here and here.
But luckily the world is built on karma, and if there’s darkness there must be light too. Just like this corner of Reddit titled “Choosing Givers” which is basically an antidote to the previously mentioned notorious subreddit. Choosing Givers is thoroughly dedicated to good-hearted, selfless people who make this world go round and remind us that whatever happens, we still gotta believe in humanity.
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The Opposite Of Choosing Beggars - My Wife Trying To Sell Her Car
Cashier Pays For An Elderly Mans Groceries Who Doesn’t Even Realise
This Guy Selling His Action Figures On Ebay
When you scroll through this list, you can’t help but wonder what exactly drives these selfless acts and behaviors. Are some people born altruists, or is it something they acquire throughout their lives? After all, humans have a notorious reputation for being selfish creatures who put their own needs ahead of everyone else's.
According to researchers, altruism involves helping others at a cost to the self, not only when such behavior is supported by strategic considerations like reciprocity or cooperation, but even in the absence of expectation for future benefit. In other words, people who choose to do something good for others don’t necessarily expect anything good back from them.
My Best Friend Fully Supporting Me And My Artwork By Commissioning Me And And Refusing To Pay Less Than Full Price
My Landlords Response To Me Not Being Able To Pay Rent On Time. We Need More People Like Him In Our Lives. He Is The Definition Of Being A Bro. I've Got Tears In My Eyes Rn
Why can't all people be like this amazing landlord? Sometimes i just wonder how on earth did we get people this kind, and they could be neighbours with absolute a**holes?
Bought A Used Car From An Older Gentleman And Found This After I Got Home
It's all this stuff that keeps the world going. Unspoken kindness and respect just because you can
This illuminating study suggested that each altruist act is a choice just like any other, with pros, cons, and even the occasional mistake. The authors of the study found that generous choices took more time to make than selfish ones, especially for those who made more selfish choices overall, consistent with their decision-making model. Interestingly, about half of the generous choices participants made appeared to be mistakes.
Buying A Stranger Some Work Boots That He Couldn’t Afford So That He Can Keep His Job
This is a lovely story, but is it typical in the US for companies to expect employees to pay for their own PPE? In the UK companies are legally obliged by health and safety regulations to provided any and all PPE.
My Mother-In-Law Passed Unexpectedly Yesterday Morning. Her And My Wife Were Supposed To Go Get Haircuts Together Soon So My Wife Went To Get One Just To Get Out Of The House And When She Went To Pay They Told Her Someone Else Had Paid For It And Left This Note On The Back Of The Receipt
A Text From Our Landlords This Morning
Oh my. It gives me hope for the future that there are people like this.
In reality, the strength of good-hearted people who don’t expect anything back has to do with their sense of compassion. And compassion starts with empathy — imagining putting ourselves in the mind of another person and imagining what they’re going through. Once we’ve empathized, and feel their suffering, the second half of compassion is wanting to end that suffering. This is when good-hearted actions may occur.
But most importantly, in order to make a compassionate move, a person has to get themselves out of the way and to think of the other person. On the other hand, it’s been suggested that compassionate behavior may be appealing for people because it reduces the feelings of guilt from their privilege and good fortune.
My Friend Is A Manager At A Popular Fast Food Restaurant And Posted This On Fb Yesterday
An Absolute Win
I Run A Small Roadside Stand In Nj Where Eggs Are Pay What You Can. A Bro Decided To Pay It Forward
I’m glad to see there’s still people using the honest system, I do remember as a kid driving by in NJ( the farm area) some stalls have people tending it, some just have a sign to pay and put $ here
The Opposite Of A Cb!
I'm A Cook In A Restaurant. Someone Came In And Gave These To The Hostess And Told Her To Give Them To Every Employee And Then Immediately Left. I Didn't Even Get To Thank The Person Because They Were Already Gone. Thank You So Much!
That's crazy amazing!! Being a server has always been rough. Now it's bananas!! That's the stuff that helps me to at least keep pushing through yet another insane service lol
Blue Was Selling One Of Her Favourite Watches To Pay For Her License And Red Offered To Pay The $200 So She Could Keep Her Watch And Get The License
Great guy... but what a f****d up, dystopian country they are living in!
Paying Stranger’s Parking Meter So They Avoid Getting A Ticket
When You Appreciate Someone's Work...
We’ve always been good tippers, if someone is doing a service for us, and the price is so low, we would feel guilty and give them much more, lately it’s been the mom and pop auto mechanics
A Lady Was Seeking Advice On Euthanizing Her Suffering Pet And Cremation Bc She Can’t Afford It Right Now. A Local Stranger Is Meeting Her Tonight To Pay For The Whole Process
Apparently I’m A Choosing Giver
Perfectly Fits Here
One Of My Former Coworkers Absolutely Flooring Me With His Kindness. I’m 25, Have No Ged Or Driver’s License, And Live With Parents Who Aren’t Very Kind To Me. He Said He’d Probably Give Me The Car As Well
My old grandma used to say 'Giving of oneself is greater than giving money'. As a little girl, she grew up in poverty and used to get up before dawn to go check the street gutters for lost coins from the night before. I think what she meant was that you didn't have to be rich to help people less fortunate than yourself. No amount of money ever bought a second of time.
My Wife And I Are Bartenders And Our Landlord Pays For A Guy To Come Out Once A Week And Mow The Property. He Left This On Our Doorstep Today. We All Need More People Like Blake
Not Trying To Flex, Simply Hoping It Inspires Some To Give If They Are Able
My Friend, The Polar Opposite Of A Choosing Beggar
A beer on me is the most British way of settling it ever, all day long.
The Opposite Of A Choosing Begger, Because We All Need A Little Positivity Now And Then
I Think I’ve Found The Opposite Of A Choosing Beggar...?
Understandable. If you have an excess wooden pallet without any intentions for a hipster-desingned balcony and no crobar / car to haul it away, that seems to be reasonable payment for someone to get rid of that.
Don’t Think It’s Supposed To Work This Way...not A Choosing Beggar
If only there were ways to transfer money from one bank account to another......
Mrbeast Being Mrbeast
My In-Laws Being Bros. A Skunk Has Made Itself At Home In Our Crawlspace And It's Gonna Cost Us Over $4k To Get It Removed And Have The House Sealed. They Offered To Pay For It
Lol being a cheap and redneck farmer all I can think of is the time I spent in a crawlspace dressed in plastic bags and ski goggles to sedate and remove a skunk. You definitely go nose blind on the smell and even covered in plastic bags I still smelled like skunk for about a month afterwards. The skunk was fine and released about an hour away from my house (farm at the time). Still laugh at myself for this. I looked ridiculous.
The Opposite Of A Choosing Beggar But Funny This TV Was On For Free
In November, the area I live in was hit badly by a storm - thousands of trees down. In the village where I live, a lovely man with a chainsaw offered to come around and help clear any trees that were causing issues - he came around ours as we had a large tree fall and completely block our elderly neighbours driveway (thankfully missing his house!). He spent nearly three hours (with my husbands help, clearing away a massive conifer tree so that the access to my neighbour was clear. He spent all day going around the village asking people if they needed help with tree clearance and even did it the weekend after! As far as I know, he didn't receive a penny for this - we offered him several times to pay! He was the village MVP!!
That's awesome! We had similar happen after Hurricane Charley hit us. Guys came around with chainsaws and cleared the roads and helped us get the big trees off our homes and yards. It was amazing! Thank you to those people who helped us after the storm! People came from all over to help, they brought food and water. The red cross drove through neighborhoods handing out MRE's. And all of our neighbors helped each other out. My husband would fire up the generator each morning to make a big pot of coffee and go door to door to bring hot coffee to the neighbors.
Load More Replies...We need more posts like this. Thank you for sharing, I feel better for humanity. We need to see the good examples more.
Took my car to my usual mechanic ( fab guy) for a look at an issue I had with the car. Go to pick up the car and he says " couldn't find anything wrong and it seems to have correct itself whatever it was". Asked how much I owed him. " no charge. when there's something really wrong with it I'll charge you". Where do you find someone who's time is not valuable ? I brought him a lemon pie and oddly enough it was his favourite - lol
In November, the area I live in was hit badly by a storm - thousands of trees down. In the village where I live, a lovely man with a chainsaw offered to come around and help clear any trees that were causing issues - he came around ours as we had a large tree fall and completely block our elderly neighbours driveway (thankfully missing his house!). He spent nearly three hours (with my husbands help, clearing away a massive conifer tree so that the access to my neighbour was clear. He spent all day going around the village asking people if they needed help with tree clearance and even did it the weekend after! As far as I know, he didn't receive a penny for this - we offered him several times to pay! He was the village MVP!!
That's awesome! We had similar happen after Hurricane Charley hit us. Guys came around with chainsaws and cleared the roads and helped us get the big trees off our homes and yards. It was amazing! Thank you to those people who helped us after the storm! People came from all over to help, they brought food and water. The red cross drove through neighborhoods handing out MRE's. And all of our neighbors helped each other out. My husband would fire up the generator each morning to make a big pot of coffee and go door to door to bring hot coffee to the neighbors.
Load More Replies...We need more posts like this. Thank you for sharing, I feel better for humanity. We need to see the good examples more.
Took my car to my usual mechanic ( fab guy) for a look at an issue I had with the car. Go to pick up the car and he says " couldn't find anything wrong and it seems to have correct itself whatever it was". Asked how much I owed him. " no charge. when there's something really wrong with it I'll charge you". Where do you find someone who's time is not valuable ? I brought him a lemon pie and oddly enough it was his favourite - lol