Jeremy Tan

I was thirty-eight when I pulled that little girl from a burning car on my way home from work. Her parents didn’t make it, and she clung to me like she had no one else. Everyone told me to step back, but she reached for me every time I returned. With no relatives found, I signed the papers and took her home. She became Avery—strong, disciplined, determined. Twenty-five years later, wearing her new badge, she whispered, “Dad… now let me protect you.”

True strength is born the moment we have something beyond ourselves to protect.

Can someone’s stay for 10 seconds and tell my dad his wooden manta rays are NOT ugly.. Please this would mean the world to him, Do you like them? 🥹

好的创意，不止于美，更给人无限的遐想~👍

She spent 29 years teaching others, and on her last day, they showed up to teach her how much she meant to them. A quiet goodbye turned into a room full of applause. 🥹❤️

In the 1990s, a Japanese diver saved an injured fish 56 feet underwater, and ever since, the fish has swum to meet him on every single dive for over 25 years.

If you would like to make the children of Gaza happy by helping buy Eid clothes, I can help you with that. 🎁👕

🇭🇺🇭🇺🕊️Budapest today: a river of Hungarians marching for PEACE! Message received, Brussels?

Class is more powerful than any trophy

On July 3, 1976, Tina Turner waited until her husband, Ike, fell asleep in their Dallas hotel room. Her face was swollen and bruised from another beating. In her pocket were just 36 cents and a Mobil gas card. Nothing more. She slipped out of the Statler Hilton and ran. Not toward a car. Not toward help she could call. She ran straight across Interstate 30, weaving through traffic in the dark, nearly hit by a truck, driven by nothing but survival. On the other side stood the Ramada Inn. The manager recognized her instantly, even through the injuries. He gave her a room on the eleventh floor and placed a guard outside her door. For three days, Tina stayed hidden there, too injured to even eat properly, letting her body begin to heal. Three weeks later, she filed for divorce. When asked what she wanted from sixteen years of marriage, her answer stunned everyone. She wanted nothing except her name. No house. No money. No royalties. Just “Tina Turner.” A name created to control her, now the only thing she could use to rebuild her life. She walked away with debt, an IRS tax lien, and an industry that believed she was finished. Nearly forty years old, a Black woman in a business obsessed with youth, with no ownership of her past music. The odds were stacked brutally against her. But Tina refused to accept defeat. She turned to Nichiren Buddhism, chanting daily for strength. She took every job she could find. Game shows. Hotel lounges. County fairs. Corporate events. She even cleaned houses between performances. While the world called her a has-been, she was quietly reconstructing herself piece by piece. Then came 1984. At forty-four, she released Private Dancer. It changed everything. The album sold more than twenty million copies. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” reached number one, her first solo chart-topper. She won three Grammy Awards in 1985, performed at Live Aid, and starred in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. The world finally recognized her as the Queen of Rock and Roll. Her second act lasted decades. Record-breaking tours. Twelve Grammy Awards. Over one hundred million records sold. A career rebuilt entirely on her own terms. And love found her too. Erwin Bach met Tina at an airport in 1986 and never left her side. When her kidneys failed in 2016, he offered her one of his own without hesitation. In 2017, he kept that promise and saved her life. On May 24, 2023, Tina Turner passed away peacefully in Switzerland at the age of eighty-three, with Erwin beside her. She left behind more than music. She left proof. It is never too late to reclaim your life. You can begin again at forty. At fifty. At any age. All it takes is the courage to cross the road. Thirty-six cents. A gas card. And an unbreakable will. That is how legends are made.

In the past and now🤍

#HappyWomensDay to Ayse ❤️ In 2022, a heartbreaking moment went viral in Turkey: A young orphan girl named Ayse arrived at her University entrance exam (like the SAT), only to realize at the gate that she had forgotten her ID. When the police officer gently asked, “Where are your mom and dad? Can we call them?”, she broke down in tears and whispered: “My mom and dad… both passed away.” In that instant of panic and loneliness, she collapsed into the arms of the kind officer who tried to comfort her. She was so helpless and lonely that she knew no one around her and had no choice but to cling to herself in desperation. Millions watched and cried with her. But the story didn't end in sadness. A major political leader stepped in, covering all her university expenses so she could chase her dreams without worry. Ayse passed the exam and continued her education — a quiet triumph born from pain. Sometimes one moment of vulnerability reminds the world: kindness still exists, and no child should ever feel truly alone.

Bees lives less than 40 days, visit at least 1000 flowers and produces less than a teaspoon of honey. For us it is only a teaspoon of honey, but for the bee it is a lifetime of work. Thank You Bees!

The most beautiful bread in the world: the Uzbek bread [📹 foodporn]

The most polite resident of Antarctica!

She graduated from her degree and the first thing she did was go see her grandparents at the hospital to give them the news.🥺❤️

사회복지사가 되고싶어했던 박채연양(16)이 장기기증으로 6명의 사람을 살리고 세상을 떠났습니다. 함께 추모 부탁드립니다. 아버지 박완재 씨는 "하늘에서 엄마, 아빠의 목소리가 들릴까? 매일 너를 그리워하고 있어. 새로운 생명을 선물 받은 분들도 건강했으면 해. 최고로 착한 딸이자 사랑스러운 딸 채연아. 다음 생에라도 또 아빠 딸로 와줬으면 해" 라고 전해주셨습니다. 삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다.

Art restoration has always fascinated me. 🎨🖌️ This restoration is amazing. The cleaning reveals colors that were obscured by grime over centuries. This job is so meticulous and the eye for detail is insane. Most people who work in this field are amazing artists themselves.

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Love this video based on ancient Chinese horse artifacts, from the National Palace Museum