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/Aware_Welcome_8866 Feb 25 '25

He lived to be 106. Is it the goodness of a person that leads to a long life? Or is it the appreciation that surrounds the person that leads to a long life? A bit of both, I suppose.

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u/jessiemagill Feb 25 '25

Clearly Billy Joel was wrong.