r/MadeMeSmile • u/RoyalChris • Feb 25 '25

Wholesome Moments Nicholas Winton helped 669 Jewish children escape the Nazis and his efforts went unrecognised for 50 years. Then, in 1988, while sitting as a member of a TV audience, he suddenly found himself surrounded by the kids he had rescued, who were now adults.

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u/RoyalChris Feb 25 '25

What are we holding onto?

That there is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for

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u/CagedBirdBell Feb 25 '25

I wrote this on our bathroom mirror the day the election results were announced here in the US. Going to keep it there for the foreseeable future.

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u/FixergirlAK Feb 25 '25

I've been keeping on with Gandalf's, "So do I. So do all who live to see such times."