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/Edith_Keelers_Shoes Feb 25 '25

We will. And they are here, quietly among us. The worst of times bring out the best in regular people. That you can always depend upon.

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u/coffee_and-cats Feb 25 '25

I like your optimism but honestly I'm not so sure that society today has the same courage. I'd like to think so, but when we see a convicted felon elected as a president, it certainly doesn't give me hope.