Mankind’s Goodness, Love, Selflessness, and Progress Mega Thread

[Xonas Pitfall]

The title says it all!

This thread is meant as a companion piece to the recent discussion on corruption, selfishness, and underdevelopment. Here, we’ll focus on the other side of the coin - highlighting humanity’s potential, progress, and the systems that are actively helping to uplift, stabilize, and evolve society! 

 

Edited May 23 by Xonas Pitfall

[Puer Aeternus]

Recently came across this guy, Abdul Sattar Edhi. He was a humanitarian, modern saint, and ran an NGO in Pakistan, basically a failed state. He opened up more than a thousand medical facilities and ran ambulances throughout Pakistan, especially to rough/hard to access areas.

 

It seems his level of integrity was incredible. He never stopped working on the front lines, even with threats against his life from political opponents and in sketchy areas. He took only for his bare bones survival, when he died he'd only owned two outfits and a pair of shoes for his last twenty years of life. He never discriminated with sect, religion, or race and his organization would even sometimes provide international aid as well.  

 

RIP, truly a legend and inspiration. Wish there was more English media on him.

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/07/08/485279862/abdul-sattar-edhi-known-as-pakistans-mother-teresa-dies-at-88