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We do not always know what someone is carrying beneath the surface,William has highlighted the "extraordinary impact" that simply asking someone if they're alright can have, emphasising that a single conversation could prove life-changing. #MentalHealthMatters #WorldMentalHealthDay #KindnessCounts

❗ Χθες, πηγαίνοντας στην Έκθεση Βιβλίου στο Πεδίον του Άρεως, μου συνέβη κάτι που θα μπορούσε να είχε εξελιχθεί πολύ άσχημα. 🚇 Στον σταθμό του ηλεκτρικού στα Άνω Πατήσια, ανεβαίνοντας με τις κυλιόμενες σκάλες, έχασα την ισορροπία μου και έπεσα ανάσκελα. Δεν μπορούσα να σηκωθώ. Ήταν αδύνατον. Κι έτσι οι κυλιόμενες σκάλες συνέχισαν να ανεβαίνουν κι εγώ έμεινα ξαπλωμένος μέχρι να φτάσω επάνω. ❤️ Και τότε συνέβη κάτι που θέλω να θυμάμαι περισσότερο από την ίδια την πτώση. Ακριβώς πίσω μου βρισκόταν μια νεαρή κοπέλα. Χωρίς να με γνωρίζει, χωρίς δεύτερη σκέψη, έσκυψε και σε όλη τη διαδρομή κρατούσε και προστάτευε το κεφάλι μου, μέχρι να φτάσουμε επάνω. 🙏 Και όταν φτάσαμε, δύο νέα παιδιά που βρίσκονταν εκεί έτρεξαν αμέσως κοντά μου. Με βοήθησαν να σηκωθώ, με κράτησαν και με ρώτησαν με πραγματικό ενδιαφέρον: «Είστε καλά, κύριε;» Ευτυχώς, τελικά δεν χτύπησα. ❤️ Όμως έφυγα από εκεί έχοντας κερδίσει κάτι άλλο. Την υπενθύμιση ότι μέσα στην καθημερινότητα, ανάμεσα σε ανθρώπους που δεν γνωρίζονται μεταξύ τους και πιθανότατα δεν θα ξανασυναντηθούν ποτέ, υπάρχει ακόμη η ανθρωπιά. Δεν έμαθα τα ονόματά τους. Εκείνοι δεν ήξεραν το δικό μου. Για λίγα λεπτά, όμως, αυτό δεν είχε καμία σημασία. 🙏 Στην κοπέλα που προστάτευε το κεφάλι μου σε όλη εκείνη τη δύσκολη διαδρομή και στα δύο παιδιά που με βοήθησαν να σταθώ ξανά όρθιος, ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ. ❗ Yesterday, on my way to the Book Fair at Pedion tou Areos in Athens, something happened to me that could have ended very badly. 🚇 At Ano Patissia station, while going up the escalator, I lost my balance and fell backwards. I couldn’t get up. The escalator kept moving, carrying me all the way to the top while I remained lying down. ❤️ But what I want to remember most is not the fall. A young woman happened to be standing right behind me. She didn’t know me, yet without hesitation she bent down and protected my head throughout the entire ride until we reached the top. 🙏 When we finally got there, two young people immediately came over. They helped me get back on my feet, supported me and genuinely asked: “Are you all right, sir?” Fortunately, I wasn’t injured. ❤️ But I walked away with something else: a reminder that humanity is still there — among complete strangers who may never see one another again. I never learned their names. They didn’t know mine. For those few minutes, none of that mattered. 🙏 To the young woman who protected my head and to the two young people who helped me stand again, a big thank you. #Ανθρωπιά #Αλληλεγγύη #Ευχαριστώ #Humanity #Kindness #Ανθρωπιά #Αλληλεγγύη #Ευχαριστώ

Dogs never forget love and kindness. She burst out of the crowd when she saw Niall Harbison collapse during his 120 KM run to support the building of Happy Doggo hospital. He raised over $1.5 million to bring it to reality. An amazing feat and tribute to the power of the humans #Dogs #Kindness #HappyDoggo #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

❗️Μερικές φορές σταματάς για ένα σκυλί… και τελικά συναντάς ανθρώπους. ❤️🐾 ❗️Την είδα ξαπλωμένη ήσυχα σ’ ένα μικρό στενάκι, κάτω από ένα υπόστεγο. Ηλικιωμένη πια, κουρασμένη, με τα αρθριτικά της… ❗️Σταμάτησα και άρχισα να τραβάω. ❗️Και τότε, εντελώς τυχαία, πέρασε μια κυρία. Σταμάτησε, την πλησίασε, τη χάιδεψε και τη φώναξε με το όνομά της. ❗️Τη ρώτησα αν τη φροντίζει. ❗️«Ναι», μου είπε. «Η οικογένειά μου. Οι γονείς μου μένουν από πάνω και τη φροντίζουμε». ❗️Ξεκίνησαν κάποτε με μια μικρή κουβερτούλα. Και σιγά σιγά αυτό το σημείο έγινε το σπίτι της. Εκεί μένει χειμώνα–καλοκαίρι. Εκεί νιώθει ασφαλής. Εκεί υπάρχουν άνθρωποι που τη γνωρίζουν, τη φροντίζουν και τη χαϊδεύουν. ❗️Και απέναντι; Απέναντι μένει ένα άλλο, μαύρο σκυλάκι. Ο φίλος της. ❤️ ❗️Μέσα σε λίγα δευτερόλεπτα, αυτό που έμοιαζε με μια θλιμμένη εικόνα έγινε μια μικρή ιστορία ανθρωπιάς. ❗️Δεν χρειάζονται πάντα μεγάλα πράγματα. Μια κουβέρτα. Ένα πιάτο φαγητό. Λίγο νερό. Ένα χάδι. Ένας άνθρωπος που νοιάζεται. Κι ένας φίλος απέναντι… ❗️Μπράβο σ’ αυτή την οικογένεια. Μπράβο στους ανθρώπους που δεν προσπερνούν. ❗️Γιατί ο τρόπος που φερόμαστε στα πιο αδύναμα πλάσματα γύρω μας λέει πολλά για την κοινωνία που θέλουμε να είμαστε. ❗️Αν πιστεύετε ότι τέτοιες μικρές πράξεις ανθρωπιάς αξίζει να ακούγονται, μοιραστείτε αυτή την ιστορία. ❤️🐾 ❗️Sometimes you stop because of a dog… and end up discovering the kindness of people. ❤️🐾 ❗️I saw her lying quietly in a small passageway, sheltered beneath a roof. She is old now, tired, and suffering from arthritis… ❗️I stopped and started filming. ❗️And then, completely by chance, a woman walked by. She stopped, approached her, stroked her gently and called her by her name. ❗️I asked if she was the one taking care of her. ❗️“Yes,” she told me. “My family does. My parents live upstairs and we take care of her.” ❗️It all started with a small blanket. Little by little, this place became her home. She stays there winter and summer. It is where she feels safe, surrounded by people who know her, care for her and give her affection. ❗️And across the way? Another black dog lives there. Her friend. ❤️ ❗️Within a few seconds, what at first looked like a sad scene turned into a beautiful little story of humanity. ❗️It doesn’t always take something extraordinary. A blanket. A bowl of food. Some water. A gentle touch. Someone who cares. And a friend across the way… ❗️Well done to this family. And to every person who chooses not to simply walk past. ❗️Because the way we treat the most vulnerable creatures around us says a great deal about the kind of society we want to be. ❗️If you believe these small acts of kindness deserve to be seen, share this story. ❤️🐾 #AnimalLove #KindnessMatters #RespectAnimals #Dogs #Φιλοζωία #Φιλοζωία #Ανθρωπιά #Σκύλοι

I don't think anyone in this country wasn't influenced by Dolly Parton. She was always kind. She was always giving. She always cared about others. Philanthropy was everything to her. I spent some time with Dolly twice in my life. Once, my husband and I met her at Trader Vic's in https://t.co/y4dpCLyLR6 #DollyParton #Philanthropy #Kindness #Thetweetdoesnotexplicitlymentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

The Horizon of Reason: Finding Meaning in Atheism. Good day, everyone. When people hear the word "atheism," they often think of what it lacks. They focus on the prefixes and the definitions: a lack of belief in a deity. But to view atheism only as an absence is to miss the entire landscape of what it actually builds. Today, I want to talk about atheism not as a void, but as a vibrant, deeply responsible, and profoundly hopeful way of looking at our universe. At its core, atheism is a commitment to radical honesty. It is the decision to look at the vast, beautiful, and sometimes terrifying cosmos and say, "I do not know all the answers, and I will not invent stories to fill the gaps." Atheism relies on evidence, reason, and the scientific method. It is driven by the same curiosity that makes a child look through a microscope or a scientist peer through a telescope. It embraces uncertainty. In uncertainty, there is room for growth, discovery, and learning. When we accept that we do not have a cosmic blueprint, we become actively responsible for writing our own stories. A common misconception is that without a divine entity, there can be no morality. But atheism flips this dynamic. It suggests that kindness, empathy, and justice do not come from a fear of cosmic punishment or a desire for a heavenly reward. They come from us. We are kind to one another because we are social creatures who share this planet. We care for the sick because we know what pain feels like. We fight for justice because we want to live in a fair world. Our morality is human-centered. It is born from the profound realization that this life is all we have, and therefore, how we treat each other right now matters more than anything else. To an atheist, this life is not a dress rehearsal for an afterlife. It is the main event. This realization does not make life meaningless; it makes life infinitely more precious. Think about a rare gem. It is beautiful precisely because it is scarce. In the same way, a single human life—spanning just a few decades on a tiny blue planet—is a rare, breathtaking miracle of biology and physics. Because we believe this is our only chance, the time we spend with our families, the art we create, and the love we give become urgently important. We cannot afford to waste a single day. Atheism is not about tearing down anyone else's faith. It is about building up human potential. It is the belief that humanity is strong enough, smart enough, and kind enough to navigate the dark corners of the universe together, guided by reason and compassion. We are the authors of our purpose, the journey, life itself. We are the guardians of this planet. And we are the keepers of one another. Thank you.

Jeg var i P1 Debat i dag med blandt andet @RosenvoldGeo og Jacob Kaarsbo og ikke mindst @KlausRiskaer for at diskutere Rusland. Efter en lang debat: Riskær: "Kill them with kindness". Jarlov: "No. Kill them with drones" https://t.co/HRr20e5Nhf https://t.co/y5ObPK3mYa #Debat #Rusland #Politik

🏖️ Το πρώτο μπάνιο του καλοκαιριού έκρυβε μια μικρή συνάντηση. ❗️Στο πορτμπαγκάζ του αυτοκινήτου έχω πάντα λίγες κονσέρβες για την περίπτωση που κάποιο αδέσποτο με χρειαστεί. Και σήμερα με χρειάστηκε αυτή η μικρή ψυχή. ❗️Ήταν πολύ αδύνατη και πεινασμένη. Έφαγε δύο κονσέρβες, ήπιε νερό και αργότερα της δώσαμε και λίγα κομμάτια από το φαγητό μας. Όταν χόρτασε, πήρε το τελευταίο κομμάτι και απομακρύνθηκε ήρεμα, σαν να ήθελε να το απολαύσει μόνη της. ❗️Πριν φύγουμε, ζήτησα από τους ανθρώπους της ταβέρνας, όταν τη βλέπουν, να της δίνουν λίγο φαγητό και νερό. Κι εγώ, όποτε έρχομαι εδώ τα Σαββατοκύριακα, θα περνάω να βλέπω πώς είναι. ❗️Το μπάνιο ήταν υπέροχο. Όμως η μεγαλύτερη χαρά της ημέρας δεν ήταν η θάλασσα. ❗️Ήταν ότι ένα πεινασμένο πλάσμα κοιμήθηκε απόψε λίγο πιο χορτάτο. ❤️ Γιατί καμιά φορά η ευτυχία χωράει σε δύο κονσέρβες, λίγο νερό και λίγη ανθρωπιά. 🏖️ Our first swim of the summer brought an unexpected encounter. ❗️I always keep a few cans of cat food in the trunk of my car, just in case a stray animal needs help. Today, that little soul did. ❗️She was painfully thin and obviously hungry. She ate two cans of food, drank plenty of water, and later we shared a few pieces from our meal. Once she was full, she picked up the last piece and quietly walked away, probably to enjoy it somewhere peaceful. ❗️Before leaving, I asked the people at the taverna to give her some food and fresh water whenever they see her. And every time I come back here, I’ll make sure to check on her. ❗️The sea was beautiful today. ❗️But the best part of the day wasn’t the swim. ❗️It was knowing that one hungry little life would go to sleep tonight with a full stomach. ❤️ Sometimes, happiness is nothing more than two cans of food, a bowl of fresh water, and a simple act of kindness. #Αδέσποτα #Γάτες #Ζωοφιλία #Καλοκαίρι #ΣεβασμόςΣτηΖωή #Αδέσποτα #Ζωοφιλία #Καλοκαίρι

T’ES GRAND KYLIAN ❤️🥹 Quand Mbappé 🇫🇷 prend le temps de s’arrêter pour tenir la main d’Imrane, un enfant de 10 ans qui a perdu la vue ❤️‍🩹 GRAND COEUR. 🙏 🎥 Lum.pourimrane https://t.co/husWST1xFV #KylianMbappe #Inspiration #Kindness

Reporting in southern Lebanon, March 2026. ‘This is Also a Love Story’ begins & ends amid the horrific (ongoing) war in Lebanon, where I have lived since January 2024. It references the devastation, but also the kindnesses I have seen. https://t.co/aC4Ajsal2B 📸 Simon Townsley https://t.co/0L2CGoQzNa #Lebanon #WarStories #KindnessInChaos #LB

Reporting in southern Lebanon, March 2026. ‘This is Also a Love Story’ begins & ends amid the devastating (ongoing) war in Lebanon, where I have lived since January 2024. It references the devastation, but also the kindnesses I have seen https://t.co/aC4Ajsal2B 📸 Simon Townsley https://t.co/tq1Be57Ile #Lebanon #WarAndKindness #ThisIsAlsoALoveStory #LB