Literally uplifting.
This story is a good reminder of the truth about human beings (told in Rebecca Solnit’s “Paradise Built In Hell”) : when real, actual tragedy strikes, people stick together, we risk our lives for strangers. It’s at the core of our moral sense. It’s what’s gonna get us through what’s coming.
Stories like this help keep that in mind ❤️🙏
Mutual Aid: A Factor in Evolution. 🥰
Look for the helpers. -fred Rogers mom
It's the main tenet in Human Kind from Rutger Bregman. Not that all people are good people, but that in general people are way more motivated to help each other.
I hope I'm still hiking at 79 years old. That's a rough fall though.
My ma is 72 and is still hiking, kayaking, and living her best life. (:
She also wants to hike the entire Appalachian trail before she turns 80!
I didn't get a paywall, but sometimes the WaPo does, and if so, here's a paywall-free link: https://archive.ph/f4tti
This is legitimately so wholesome from start to finish. No "orphan crushing machine" vibes - just a reminder that most people are generally decent and helpful humans.
If this was in the U.S., he might as well have carried her directly to a graveyard. U.S. insurance companies will definitely deny every penny of coverage of an elderly person on a trail. I hope she is wealthy.
U.S. insurance companies will definitely deny every penny of coverage of an elderly person on a trail.
What? Really? Doubt.
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