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50 Times Neighbors Acted So Wholesomely, It Restored These People’s Faith In Humanity
Howdy, neighbors! How are you all doing this fine day, dear Pandas? Why don’t you sit down with a cool glass of lemonade? Is there anything on your mind that you’d like to talk about? Do you need help repainting your house or mowing your lawn? Don’t be shy—we’re happy to help. The essence of a wholesome neighbor and a strong local community is kindness. That and the willingness to lend a helping hand without expecting anything in return.
We know—the world can seem like a scary and dark place sometimes, full of spooky fears and lingering doubts. However, life’s also full of light and joy. And it’s the people closest to us who help keep the darkness at bay. We can prove it, too! The Bored Panda team has picked out the most wholesome examples of neighbors going out of their way to make the world a better place for everyone.
Scroll down to have a look at the soul-healing pics, upvote the ones that brought a smile to your face, and let us know all about the friendliest neighbors in your own communities, dear Pandas.
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#1
Neighbors That Care
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#2
Lost My Husband Suddenly 6 Months Ago, Lost My Cat Last Week. Today, My Neighbor Brought Me This Baby Girl. Smiled For The First Time In Days And Haven’t Stopped
#3
Awesome Neighbours
In an earlier interview, Bored Panda learned about the link between happiness and helping others from Vanessa King, the Head of Psychology at ‘Action for Happiness,’ a movement that aims to create a happier and more caring society. A large part of being happy comes from helping others because we’re a social species and evolved to live in groups. Helping each other out and working together is the “social glue” that helps keep all of us together.
#4
A UPS Driver Went Above-And-Beyond This Year, Delivering Nearly 200 Packages A Day Through Lockdowns. Hundreds Of Neighbors Came Out To Give Him A Hero's Salute
#5
One Of My Neighbours Slipped This Under My Door While I Was Practising, I Thought They Were Going To Make A Noise Complaint But They Just Had A Request
I played it with my windows open and I heard really loud clapping come from a balcony a few stories up which was super lovely. I'm in such a lovely mood now it's so nice to be appreciated.
#6
Some Guy Spraypainted Some Very Explicit Anti-Gay Slurs On A Garage Down The Street (A Gay Couple Live There), So Our Neighborhood Got Together And Painted This
"Participating in group activities and community events makes us happier too. When we do things for others it activates the reward center in the brain, so when we give a gift it feels the same as receiving a gift," King explained to Bored Panda that our own bodies reward us for being social.
#7
So My 102 Year Old Neighbour Was Admitted To Hospital With A Stroke And She Still Remembered My 21st
#8
Our Neighbor Gives Treats Through The Fence. Recently He Has Been Giving My Daughter Treats Too. This Is Them Waiting Patiently Today
#9
A Note Left For A Neighbor
Kindness and altruism don’t require you to be an actual superhero who makes the world a better place in a single swoop. Kindness is most often made up of small steps. And altruism is a habit that you can learn to incorporate into your life bit by bit. Start small because it’s not the size of the deed that matters, it’s the intent.
#10
Relationships Like These Are A Gift
#11
Learning Sign Language For A Deaf 3-Year-Old Neighbor
engineer_nope.avi 3 years ago
How sweet of them!!! The girl is really lucky to gave them as neighbors
#12
In 2019, This 15-Year-Old Kid Started To Take Care Of His Elderly Neighbors Every Single Day After They Had Medical Setbacks. God Bless You Romemylion
"You can give money to charity, donate to a food bank, or volunteer your time over Christmas. You can leave a food package or a note for an elderly neighbor. All of these actions help others and boost your own happiness and if we are happier, research shows we are even more likely to help others,” King said.
#13
We Ran Out Of Toilet Paper And Asked Our Downstairs Neighbor If We Could Borrow Some. This Is How It Arrived, Delivered To Our Door
#14
Good Neighbor
#15
Our Neighbor Doesn't Have Wi-Fi, So We Talked Her Through Joining Ours. Once On She Received 70 Messages From Her Children Living Overseas
According to King, we shouldn’t stress out about whether or not our kindness is genuine or if we expect something in return at the start. It’s all part of the learning process to grow to expect nothing back. “Maybe at first, you start out doing things to help others only to get attention and praise, but you will find that doing things for others helps you feel good. Once you see the difference you can make in the world and to your own happiness and altruism can grow naturally," she told Bored Panda.
What’s more, King noted that kindness has a ripple effect. People are more likely to be kind when they’ve experienced kindness in return. So a kind neighbor inspires more neighbors to be kind as well.
#16
My 90-Year-Old Neighbor Hasn’t Walked Her Dog In Years So I Volunteered To Do It For Her. So Proud Of Buddy’s Weight Loss
#17
Love Your Neighbor
Monic Krugell 3 years ago
We call it Ubuntu - a quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. "there is a need for understanding not vengeance, ubuntu not victimization"
#18
These Kind Neighbors Repaired And Painted The House Of A Lonely, Retired School Teacher For Free
"There’s an important point too here for people on the receiving end of kindness. If they can, it’s, of course, great to say thank you and add the positive impact it has for you e.g., 'Thank you, It’s great to know that someone cares.' That can really boost the glow for the giver and encourage them to give more," King said that thanking someone can encourage them to be kind in the future as well. So a warm thank-you or an offer of a glass of homemade iced tea goes a long way to making your neighborhood a happier, kinder place.
#19
These Young Guys Saved Their Elderly Neighbor Mr. C From A House Fire
This is Bridgeton. Mr. ‘C’ has lived here for nearly 50 years, and is well known in his neighborhood. Yesterday, unknown to him while he was watching television, this group saw smoke coming from the roof of his house. Rather than ignore it, they were concerned for their neighbor and alerted him. They got Mr. C out of his house while a neighbor climbed out the window with a fire extinguisher and slowed down a burning exhaust fan that was on fire.
engineer_nope.avi 3 years ago
It looks like they are going drop a sick album. (All jokes aside, they are really brave men for doing what they did. Great job!)
#20
Being Wholesome To Their Neighbor
#21
Apartment Complex Flooded At Least 3 Feet. Good Neighbors Saved Dogs Trapped Inside
#22
Someone Stole A Kid's Razor Scooter In Our Neighborhood. An Anonymous Neighbor Decided To Restore Some Joy Back For The Kid
Legen ( wait for it ) dary 3 years ago
I love anonym kindness more then the 1 dólar give to the homeless man and a big post and photos on social media, even though some of those posts have really helped turn people lives around.
#23
My Neighbor Painted My Dog For Me And My Brother For Absolutely No Reason. We Love It
#24
My Neighbors Brought Me A "Plate" Since I Didn't Go Anywhere For Thanksgiving
#25
Neighbors Helping Out Strangers During The Australian Bushfires. Everything Helps And It All Adds Up
engineer_nope.avi 3 years ago
Common threats really brings out the best in humanity. Let's keep this up with every task, even how small it is.
#26
Helping Your Neighbors In Need
#27
When You Do Not Have A Doggo But Your Neighbor Does
#28
After Bad Storms, This Retired Old Man Goes Around Our Neighborhood And Cleans The Debris Out Of Yards And Catch Basins
When I asked him why he said “because I am retired and have the time to help”. 10/10 great dude
#29
Neighborhood Kids Were Using This Lady’s Yard For Sledding Without Asking. She Responded By Blasting Xmas Music Out Her Window, Putting On A Santa Hat With A Beard And Joining Them
#30
Left This In My Neighbor's Garden To Cheer Them Up
#31
My Son Was Looking Out Of The Window And Saw My Elderly Neighbor Walking In The Rainstorm Without An Umbrella On Friday. And Walked Him All The Way Home
#32
90-Year-Old Neighbor On Strict Quarantine Put Out A Table Of Roses From His Garden In Wood Vases He Made By Hand
#33
Neighbour Complained About Kids Being Too Loud
Final score:
679points
#34
An Offer From The Neighbor
#35
So My Cat Died A Few Days Ago And The Neighbors Kids Found Out And My This Collage Of Him. I'm In Tears
#36
My Old Man Removed A Fence Panel So He Can Share A Beer With His Neighbor
#37
I’m On Vacation For A Week And Asked My Neighbor To Go Check On Our Cat. He Checked On More Than That
#38
This Is My 98 Year Old Neighbor And Friend. She Is Afraid To Go To Church So Every Sunday I Go Over And Set Her Up To Watch A Livestream Of Mass
Recently, I found the book of Sunday’s so she can follow along. She is such a blessing to me.
#39
A Neighbor I've Never Even Spoken To Saw That I Was Home Alone All Day On Thanksgiving And Brought Me This
#40
These Neighbors Adjusted Their Fence So They Could Enjoy A Beer Together With Social Distance
#41
I Had Such A Shitty Day. Valentine's Day, Husband Away, Alone With 3 Boys And Too Busy To Even Make Food For Myself
My Iranian neighbor just brought over abgusht, a stew with lamb and chickpeas. Just because she thought I could be hungry.
#42
We Lost Everything In A House Fire Two Days Ago. Our Little Neighbor Did A Lemonade Stand To Raise Money For Us
The firemen who tried to save our house came by to support it.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
That kid is going to either achieve world peace, or at least run a very successful non-profit one day.
#43
This Mailman Decided To Retire, The Whole Neighborhood Throw Him A Goodbye Party And Raise Money For His Dream Vacation
Once his very last shift was finally over, the neighborhood had another surprise for Mr. Floyd. 300+ people came to a covered dish block party in his honor. People stood in line all night for hugs and photos. Floyd's known these guys since they were babies. "Now you guys are as tall as I am!". Floyd said tonight’s sendoff was the nicest thing anyone’s ever done for him. His parting words: “Continue to take care of each other, and smile when you think of me.”
He hopes to go to Hawaii one day, so neighbors have launched an official Go Fund Me to help Mr. Floyd realize his dream of visiting Hawaii one day.
#44
We Just Moved Into A New Neighborhood, And When I Went To Mow The Front Lawn, My New Neighbor Was Already At It
Said he does it once for all the new neighbors as a welcoming gift.
#45
Our 4 Year Old Twin Neighbours Left A Little Gift For Fira. She Loved It So Much She Carried It For Her Entire Walk
#46
Lovely Note From My New Neighbours
Eva the Egg 3 years ago
Omg I love this, as someone who is part of the lgbtq+ community this is really cool
#47
My Neighbor Just Passed Away And His Wife Is Still Quarantined Which Means Nobody Can Go Over To Comfort Her
He was a public school art teacher so the neighbors got together and made this for her to let her know how much he meant to us and our community.
#48
I Mentioned That I Am Out Of Work And My Elderly Neighbor Left This On My Doorstep
#49
My Elderly Neighbor Moved Out And Left This For Me
Easily Excitable Panda 3 years ago
Thank you for saying 'retro' and not 'vintage'!
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Karl Baxter 3 years ago
Crikey I feel old - especially since I have a 1970s Atari console in the attic (complete with faux wood veneer finish 😀)
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago
It's a box from heaven I tell you! Or Valhallah or Hades or wherever I don't care I just wanna play! What a lovely thoughtful neighbour ^-^
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•LeXi• 3 years ago
These reads are one of faves to read of all things. This world needs to special kind of neighbors especially in this day and age.
Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
We need more posts like this to show that people are, basically, decent and caring.
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Jessica Aubé 3 years ago
When my husband left I had never had to take care of a house on my own before plus five young kids. The house is very old as well and my husband had not upkept it. When my neighbours across the road found out he had left the husband started shoveling my driveway and sidewalk for me during the winter , assisted me with small house repairs, taught me how to unhoook and set up my trailer and is always willing to offer me assistance. I have offered him money numerous times and he refuses. His wife dropped off some extra meat she had in her freezer for us randomly one day and he is currently fixing my lawn mower for me. I am so blessed with these amazing people. Ironically when they first moved in they built a huge privacy fence all around their house and my mom and I commented on what d**k heads these new neighbours must be. (Nothing wrong with a privacy fence but it’s literally surrounded their house and they are a corner lot LOL it was a bit of a stir in a small tiny town lol )
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
A poet said that good fences make good neighbors, so I guess they have a GREAT fence!
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Jo Davies 3 years ago
I love this post! I have lived in this house for 12 years. About 18 months ago, I finally started reaching out to my neighbours, who I didn't even know their names before. I have made some really good friends, and discovered they are all so beautiful and unique. I share some of my extras from my veggie garden and products I make from them and it feels good. I was able to help one when she lost her husband, and I get to feed her tortoises! I have donated beds and other essentials to another who fosters children. And I have a new hero in my next door who is a Firefighter and the friendliest person I have ever met.
Iva Sutton Puhl 3 years ago
These not only brought tears to my eyes, but hope to my heart that kindness is still bigger than hate.
Ramona Rhein 3 years ago
I appreciate and love these posts. Especially in today’s world when it seems like everyone is out for themselves only. Thank you.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago
2 people from our neighborhood just randomly leave us gifts and we'd love to someday return the favor 😢
A sorta blue grey 3 years ago
Each post makes me smile a little more with a few tears. Humanity is not dead.
Aiyanna Clements 3 years ago
This is indeed very wholesome and it shows how kind neighbors can be 😇😊
Rall 2 years ago
We moved to a small village last summer. One day we can't start the mower - we tried some half an hour, but it wont work. Our neighbour across the street hear us trying and come to our door with some more people and they fixed it an show us what the problem was. Me and my husband are born in a city, and back there people are not at all that friendly, we love our new neighbours :)
Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago
There were so many wonderful, sometimes tearful, articles. Enjoyed & shed a few tears for the great people that pop up when needed & just because they can.
Barbara Baldwin 3 years ago
Some people complain that videoing acts of kindness shouldn't be posted, that they're just showing off. I say they are showing the rest of us what unconditional kindness looks like
Hugo A-niro 3 years ago
Lets be clear it's kind people like these that keep civilization going. Nothing else will do it
Viv Hart 3 years ago
I live in a retirement village, in the apartment block, we have over 300 residents, houses & apartments. Our oldest inhabitant received a new teapot from her daughter, and knows that I love knitting & crochet, so she asked if I could knit a tea-cosy for her teapot, as she has arthritic fingers. So I looked through my stash of yarns, found a nice double knit canary yellow, and a contrasting thinner yarn, she liked the colours. While searching for the yarn, I found a small brightly-coloured poncho that I don't wear any more, & offered it to her. She'd never heard of a poncho, was so taken with it, that she returned with 2 R50 notes, to spend on myself, I was so taken aback, as I didn't want payment, I'm getting rid of stuff at 79, not collecting more. Now I need to decide what to buy for myself!!! I just like to do things for folk, keeps me busy, & out of mischief!
Elena N.Akasha 3 years ago
i loved this.,i was teary all the way through...slowly getting some faith back in humanity...i can say one thing I'm living in the wrong country!
•LeXi• 3 years ago
These reads are one of faves to read of all things. This world needs to special kind of neighbors especially in this day and age.
Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
We need more posts like this to show that people are, basically, decent and caring.
Load More Replies... Jessica Aubé 3 years ago
When my husband left I had never had to take care of a house on my own before plus five young kids. The house is very old as well and my husband had not upkept it. When my neighbours across the road found out he had left the husband started shoveling my driveway and sidewalk for me during the winter , assisted me with small house repairs, taught me how to unhoook and set up my trailer and is always willing to offer me assistance. I have offered him money numerous times and he refuses. His wife dropped off some extra meat she had in her freezer for us randomly one day and he is currently fixing my lawn mower for me. I am so blessed with these amazing people. Ironically when they first moved in they built a huge privacy fence all around their house and my mom and I commented on what d**k heads these new neighbours must be. (Nothing wrong with a privacy fence but it’s literally surrounded their house and they are a corner lot LOL it was a bit of a stir in a small tiny town lol )
s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago
A poet said that good fences make good neighbors, so I guess they have a GREAT fence!
Load More Replies... Jo Davies 3 years ago
I love this post! I have lived in this house for 12 years. About 18 months ago, I finally started reaching out to my neighbours, who I didn't even know their names before. I have made some really good friends, and discovered they are all so beautiful and unique. I share some of my extras from my veggie garden and products I make from them and it feels good. I was able to help one when she lost her husband, and I get to feed her tortoises! I have donated beds and other essentials to another who fosters children. And I have a new hero in my next door who is a Firefighter and the friendliest person I have ever met.
Iva Sutton Puhl 3 years ago
These not only brought tears to my eyes, but hope to my heart that kindness is still bigger than hate.
Ramona Rhein 3 years ago
I appreciate and love these posts. Especially in today’s world when it seems like everyone is out for themselves only. Thank you.
Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 3 years ago
2 people from our neighborhood just randomly leave us gifts and we'd love to someday return the favor 😢
A sorta blue grey 3 years ago
Each post makes me smile a little more with a few tears. Humanity is not dead.
Aiyanna Clements 3 years ago
This is indeed very wholesome and it shows how kind neighbors can be 😇😊
Rall 2 years ago
We moved to a small village last summer. One day we can't start the mower - we tried some half an hour, but it wont work. Our neighbour across the street hear us trying and come to our door with some more people and they fixed it an show us what the problem was. Me and my husband are born in a city, and back there people are not at all that friendly, we love our new neighbours :)
Dorothy Cloud 3 years ago
There were so many wonderful, sometimes tearful, articles. Enjoyed & shed a few tears for the great people that pop up when needed & just because they can.
Barbara Baldwin 3 years ago
Some people complain that videoing acts of kindness shouldn't be posted, that they're just showing off. I say they are showing the rest of us what unconditional kindness looks like
Hugo A-niro 3 years ago
Lets be clear it's kind people like these that keep civilization going. Nothing else will do it
Viv Hart 3 years ago
I live in a retirement village, in the apartment block, we have over 300 residents, houses & apartments. Our oldest inhabitant received a new teapot from her daughter, and knows that I love knitting & crochet, so she asked if I could knit a tea-cosy for her teapot, as she has arthritic fingers. So I looked through my stash of yarns, found a nice double knit canary yellow, and a contrasting thinner yarn, she liked the colours. While searching for the yarn, I found a small brightly-coloured poncho that I don't wear any more, & offered it to her. She'd never heard of a poncho, was so taken with it, that she returned with 2 R50 notes, to spend on myself, I was so taken aback, as I didn't want payment, I'm getting rid of stuff at 79, not collecting more. Now I need to decide what to buy for myself!!! I just like to do things for folk, keeps me busy, & out of mischief!
Elena N.Akasha 3 years ago
i loved this.,i was teary all the way through...slowly getting some faith back in humanity...i can say one thing I'm living in the wrong country!
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