Wholesome Things People Did For The Love Of The Game

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Eric Lund
Feb 26, 2022 4:00 PM EST

What does it say about us that we're able to eschew the modern-day pragmatism of chasing a dollar of bending over backwards to please the powers that be in favor of doing things just because we like to do them? Maybe that at least most of us aren't as selfishly motivated as we think? Our lives are constantly exhausting, to the point that we often equate time spent doing nothing as the only "good time" one can have. But the fact is that we're supposed to like actually doing things. And doing things for no reason other than helping someone else can be pretty nice.

As miserable as other people can make us, and as meaninglessly complex life can get, it's at least a good reminder that doing good things for other people actually makes us feel good. It's really not that complicated. To test your moral mettle, indulge in the shopping cart theory of morality. For some wholesomeness, here's a tumblr thread ageless matriarch that is mamaw or this twitter thread on this movie theater's favorite customer.

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    Font - shaka_sulu 6d 2 & 62 More Waiting to see my doctor. I see an elderly man with a walker talking to a driver service for seniors/handicap peple about gettign him a ride home. Apparently there was a mix up and they couldn't get a driver there. My doctor called me in and when I came out, the elderly man was still there talking to the driver service. I told the guy if he trusts me I'll take him home. He responded "but I haven't seen the doctor yet" I told him I'll wait. Dude looked like he was
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    Slope - dartdoug - 6d - edited 5d PE & 247 More I went to the web site: onesimplewish.org which specializes in providing foster kids with things they wouldn't ordinarily get. An 11 year old was asking for a bike for his birthday, but his foster family couldn't afford to buy him one. For less than $200 I paid for the kid's new bike.
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    Font - Rbbbb30 - 6d O A & 86 More I was in my art class in high school and there was a girl who I didn't really know a few grades younger. I could tell she didn't have many friends but was really sweet. She was talking to me one day and told me her birthday was soon and that she was so excited. I decided to send her those balloons and whatnot you can get through the student store on her birthday, though she didn't know me very well so I didn't sign my name. It just so happened that the student s
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    Font - KittyTheShark - 6d O 2 5 e9 3 & 6 More When I was 19 I needed blood work done and it was super icey out. I just finished and was getting ready to leave when two elderly ladies came in. They commented on how slippery it was and if the clinic had anyone to help them walk back to their car. They were told no, so I sat back down and waited. Half an hour later they went in and the receptionist told me I could leave, I was done. I told her "I know" and sat there. When the ladies came out they l
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    Font - eyexxiii · 6d - edited 6d 7 18 19 2 & 37 More At the beginning of the pandemic, I was volunteering at a local pizza shop to distribute slices to kids who otherwise couldn't get fed because the schools were shutdown. There was a woman with 3 kids that came by every few days to get slices. Turns out the father had died unexpectedly right before the pandemic started and they lost their house because of the slumlord they were renting from. The mother lost her job because she had no one to wat
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    Font - Roosted13 · 6d 2 218 15 & 27 More I was getting some breakfast one time after a late night out. I was sitting in the restaurant waiting for my food and this younger boy comes in - probably 13-14 or so and orders some food. By the way he was dressed and how he looked you could tell he was definitely living in rough times. He ordered and when they told him the total he pulled some wadded up $1 bills from his pocket and some change - he ended up like 4-5$ short. He had this defeated look on
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    Font - overstiches - 6d O 2 4 e12 3 9 & 6 More My friend from college was struggling to get the money to pay for his cat's surgery. We did everything we could to raise the money, I even asked my father to put this little donation box on his craftbeer bar, but we were still missing a few bucks. My friend doesn't know it, but I added some really good money to the box before handling it to him and, omg, I still remember how grateful he was when he saw the money was more than enough... He also told
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    Font - IdahoThePotato · 6d S & 3 More My fiancé lost the ring I made her and she was super distraught about it. I hand crafted our rings myself, (I metal work) they are interlocking one of a kind designed and made entirely by me. So she lost it and we couldn't find it. She was so sad since she loved it, I worked from home during the pandemic so every time she went to work I started to make a new ring. And in about 4-5 days I said I found it and handed her the one I made brand new. She still does
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    Font - Back2Bach - 6d 2 3 2 On winter weekdays when I go downtown to practice the organ, there's usually a destitute man on the front steps of the locked church. When I unlock the door, I invite him in out of the cold and let him sleep on a cushioned pew in the relative warmth of the building while I practice or teach organ lessons. He's always very appreciative of the relief from being outside and leaves with obvious appreciation when it's time for me go.
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    Rectangle - Sprockets - 6d I was at costco and a cart was left unattended and started rolling towards a car. I sprinted across the lane and caught it and took it to the cart spot.
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    Font - Disposable70 - 6d O 2 e2 & 8 More I do IT work, usually small business and a lot of home repair. I have many wealthy clients and a few not so fortunate. It is not unusual for me to go to a home and it is obvious they are barely scraping by. So I either don't charge those people, or make it a nominal fee. I also refurb the old PC's and give them to people who have one that is not repairable. My best fee ever was a basket of home grown creole tomatoes, damn those things are delicious.
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    Font - the_comatorium - 6d 11 & 20 More Whenever I see s cashier having a tough day, I always look at the candy selection, if there is one, and look stumped as to what to get. I ask them "I can't decide. What's your favorite?" I buy whatever they say, then hand it to them after the sale and tell them they're doing a great job and to have a great day. It perks them up every single time. It's my little thing.
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    Font - Fuzzy_Burrito - 6d 4 3 3 Saw a homeless guy walking on the sidewalk in the middle of a 100 degree day and it was clear that his feet were severely burned. He was hobbling and his feet were clearly sunburned. I had a brand new pair of shoes in my trunk so I pulled over and handed it to him. He literally cried and said that I would never understand what this meant to him. It broke my heart.
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    Smile - jeff_the_nurse · 6d S I sneaked $50 into a woman's purse upon overhearing her tell her child that they "couldn't afford peanut butter."
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    Font - Rectangle - Pan-or-Ace · 6d e2 S 2 8 & 4 More It's not much, but whenever I see a work of art online, be it a painting/drawing, original music, a dance, creative writing, etc, I always try to leave a small compliment/acknowledgement of their work because I know how much courage it takes to post your creative work online.
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    Font - Font - SkyAdministrative970 · 6d If im walking a trail and i see a tree or sapling is damaged i do my best ro either mend its injury or remove the broken part to let the tree grow unincumbered. Its rewarding to come back after a year or two to see the sapling you helped take good roots and refuse to wither
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    Font - Smile - Trick_Enthusiasm · 6d e S I saw this homeless man eating some pizza and after we talked a bit, I let him use my shower and offered to let him sleep on my couch for the night. He declined the couch, but his laughter in the shower made me really smile. I've never told anyone this.
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    Font - Font - Once_An_Optimist - 6d The ex army old fella moved in next door around a year ago We get along OK, eventually I found out he lives on pasta.. just pasta with nothing else because money I like to make extra food and take over any leftovers fairly regularly I usually take a beer over as well but I suspect he doesn't drink these It's not a big thing but I think it helps out
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    Font - Font - EJX713 · 6d Bought insulin for the child of a lady in front of me at the pharmacy. The woman (single mom) was in tears & didn't have the $200 copay for that month. I gave her my number & told her to call me within the next few days. That was a few years ago. She now manages the office at my practice, makes enough $ for anything she needs/wants, & is one of my closest friends. (And now she has excellent insurance for herself & her son!) Be kind-it can literally change lives! <3
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    Human body - salmon_samurai - 6d Followed a guy from the gas station to a McDonalds 10 minutes away to give him his gas cap that he'd forgotten.
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    Handwriting - GForce_1979 · 6d e S Saw a minivan lose control on a gravel road and roll into a slough. I u-turned back and went in to pull the driver out. It rolled onto its roof and was roughly half submerged upside downs. I had to go in through the back hatch to get the driver out.
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    Font - aglassofmerlot - 6d S Whenever one of my old coworkers was having a bad day, I'd slip a $20 into their locker with a little note that said I hoped their day got better. I never signed my name and made sure to do it whenever no one else was around. Everyone thought it was one of the managers. Probably gave out well over $500+ every year, but it was worth it.
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    Font - FanComfortable1445 - 6d - edited 5d I gave a guy who worked at a Pizza Hut $700 that was in my pocket. He worked the counter and the line was huge. Customers were being dicks and he looked stressed. I was like 22 and doing excellent for myself at the time. Just handed him the $700 and told him to keep the change with my order. After I gave it to him he cried and said he had a newborn baby and was stressed out over money. Felt pretty good.
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    Font - nandos-free-wifi · 6d My friends and I were walking around the street and we saw some guy had left his headlights on his car, so we knocked on his door and told him, nothing massive, just something nice to do.
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    Font - hardkorhm - 6d My assistant at work has a son who is really into hockey. She was casually complaining via a work chat program that her husband was between jobs again and she was hoping they wouldn't have to divert the money they were saving for her kid's hockey program to other expenses like groceries. I responded just as casually, ugh that sucks, and asked how much the program fee was. I then surprise venmo'd her half of the $800 fee. Her response was pure shock, hesitant acceptance, and
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    Human body - Kitty_Peets · 6d S I'll go to toy stores and find one I would have liked as a kid, buy it, then donate it.
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