CNN once aired short stories on great deeds performed by ordinary people.  Every one of them was a moving testimony of humanities, and I was deeply touched.

A Zimbabwe woman, who was raped when she was a child, grew up to turn her tragedy into strength by helping other victims with similar experiences as well as protesting against the abuse of human rights.  As she became more and more influential, she received threats against her and had to move to London, where she now resides.  A bartender tried to provide clean water to children of the world by digging wells and purifying well water.  A New York City bus driver cooked everyday after work to feed as many as 140 hungry people each time.  A young man who suffered severe leg injury after a car accident started a foundation to help handicapped people who needed prosthetics but couldn't afford them.  A businessman looked for ways to ship wheelchairs to Iraq to help handicapped children move around.  A breast cancer survivor taught breast cancer prevention door to door.  A veteran reached out to help homeless veterans by providing them with living quarters.  A young man who grew up in the ghetto in the Philippines brought a carload of books to poor villages to teach children to read.  A pilot and his family opened up an orphanage in East Timor for abandoned children.  A New Orleans musician provided free music lessons for children after Hurricane Katrina.

 Ordinary people can do extraordinary things.  Every one of us has an unlimited potential to make society and the world a better place.  These stories made me realize that even small simple contributions can accumulate to beautiful humanistic assets.