Seeing elderly people still holding hands after a lifetime together, as if to say, "I'm still here, hold on to me."
Gruff, unemotional men reduced to goo-puddles when around small children.
A sacrificial act to help others.
Men totally enraptured by their family.
The general reaction by the driving public when an ambulance is passing...the unacknowledged agreement between dozens of strangers to forget for a moment all differences between them, and for that brief space in time, as one organism, unilaterally understand that nothing else matters but to allow the ambulance passage, respecting the solemn circumstance being faced by the faceless patient inside, wishing all godspeed. I get very moved by this silent rite of aquiescence. It's one of the few times I know of where everyone, everyone, is on the same page - all for someone they don't know and wishing well. One of my favorite moments of human interaction, when I feel a part of something bigger.
Childbirth
Watching two opposing forces find surprise in an unexpected affection and respect for each other.
Musicals
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Quote of the day: I don't believe Mr. Wodehouse knows where it comes from or how; wherever he is, in luxury or in prison, he is able to sequester himself and, as it were, take dictation from his demon. Donaldson - P.G. Wodehouse - A Biography
Chosen because I know exactly what this means.
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