The Epoch Times' Inspired section features uplifting stories about people, ideas, and events that inspire us to create a better world | Read on for heartwarming tales of courage, resilience, and innovation.
A Texas high school valedictorian has delivered a tear-jerking speech that left his audience gasping—hours after attending his father’s funeral. On May 16, 18-year-old Alem Hadzi of Early College High School stood before his graduating class and congratulated them. In ...
A couple was stunned to find a secret 200-year-old well underneath the hallway of their cottage when they began renovations. Victoria Ellington, 36, and her husband, Andrew, 40, were amazed when they discovered the 27-foot hole by the front door. ...
An Arizona bird photographer spotted a pair of lovebird bald eagles seemingly kissing. Mark Koster, a retired TV news director, documented the bird couple on April 28, a Sunday, as they perched on a power pole in Scottsdale. "Last night ...
When patients step into the office of physiotherapist Austin Lake for treatment he wants to offer them a reassurance and clear the air about something dear to his heart: he is unashamedly a Christian. "I don't get into religious conversations ...
If a crowded white sand beach in the Caribbean is starting to sound like the same old cliché vacation destination, then a crowded black sand beach in Iceland must be just the opposite. For one, the sand is black; that's ...
A dad of seven devised a genius approach to limit screen time after noticing troubling signs in his kids. Forty-one-year-old Richard Wadsworth is a trained psychiatrist who lives with his wife, five daughters, and two sons in Idaho. When the ...
At 103, Arizona native Gladys McGarey continues to find reasons to wake up each day and live a purposeful life woven with love. Born in 1921, Mrs. McGarey spent the first 15 years of her life in Northern India, where ...
A 12-year-old burn victim recently went viral after a talented barber gave him a new, full head of hair. Francisco Emanuel Batista de Oliveira, 31, from São Paulo, Brazil, has worked as a barber for eight years. Last December, Mr. ...
In August, another gnarly "before and after" diet picture appeared on Instagram. A bearded man with a sparkle in his eye and a liberated smile is enjoying life after slimming down 270 pounds in 17 months. It’s all too easy ...
Paul de Gelder, a former diver in the Australian Navy, came face to face with death in February 2009. During a routine counter-terrorism training exercise, conducted near Garden Island in Australia's Sydney Harbour, the then 31-year-old was ravaged by a ...
“Swap screen time for real time.” So reads the slogan of the Offline Club, a company based in the Netherlands that promotes offline human connection. The founders of the club are three Generation Z friends: Ilya Kneppelhout, 27, Valentijn Klok, ...
Two quick-thinking barbers have been hailed as heroes after rescuing a toddler from wandering into busy traffic on a main road. Originally from Puerto Rico, 47-year-old Osvaldo Lugo is now based in Hartford, Connecticut, and owns LookSharp barber shop. On ...
Three years ago, a retired couple sold their house in Florida and packed their bags to embark on an adventure to see the world—and have since visited 96 countries. “We gave away all our things and set out on a ...
The saying “when the stars align” usually alludes to something fortuitous or lucky happening: You find your true love; you buy your dream home; you finally get that raise—when the stars align. And if the planets aligned, what then? We ...
The fallen man who came just "inches away" from being electrocuted by the third rail was saved just in time in the Bronx last week after a tumble onto the subway tracks. The harrowing rescue that unfolded was captured on ...
A little girl's sweet reaction to her father shaving his beard has gone viral, touching the hearts of many. Four-year-old Wren lives in Connecticut with her father, Josh Davila, 32, who owns a plumbing business, and mother, Paige Robinson, 29, ...
Little Dewi is a born farmer, and he loves all his sheep. No wonder CCTV footage of him penning up a set of newly born lambs in a shed has won millions of hearts. Dewi lives with his farming family ...
Ninety-two-year-old Ray Lane wouldn't be here if his parents hadn't listened to their doctor. Born during the Great Depression, Mr. Lane has accumulated a wealth of lifelong experiences and knowledge—but one of his all-time favorite talks has always been recounting ...
If the country music career of Toby Keith had any meaning, it is this: You can follow your heart in this business and love America and still come out on top. Mr. Keith—who got his first guitar at age 8, ...
A series of stunning pictures have captured a couple’s spectacular "four seasons" garden bursting with spring colors—hidden in the industrial heartland of the Black Country, England. Tony Newton, 74, and his wife Marie, 76, have devoted 42 years and more ...
