Morgan Freeman is one of those famous people that is adored by both the young and the old. He is an actor, filmmaker, as well as director and he, is known for a lot of different roles that he played during his long Hollywood career, so it is difficult to keep track, but his newest role may prove to be his most important one.


Now, he is celebrated for his participation in helping, as well as investing to revive the bee population. According to statistics, one in three bites of food that you put into your mouth today is the result of the hard-working, yet humble honeybee. The sad thing is that bees are dying off at a rather alarming rate.

People around the world have done what they can, from planting flowers which bees like to visit, petitioning their governments to stop the use of pesticides which kill bees, and even keeping bees themselves. Morgan Freeman is no different. His concern about the bees led him to convert his 124-acre ranch in Mississippi into a sanctuary for wild bees with bee-friendly plants such as fruit trees and clover, magnolia trees and lavender, all spanning over many acres.




His effort was to help support population growth for the little pollinators. Back in 2014, he talked to Jimmy Fallon about his new hobby during an appearance on “The Tonight Show.” As he took beekeeping just two weeks before the interview, the actor described how well he and his bees get along. He told Fallon that he does not even need to wear a protective beekeeper’s suit or veil when tending to his precious pollinators, suggesting that he has reached a level of skill, as well as ease akin to his on-screen performances.

He explained:

There is a concerted effort for bringing bees back onto the planet…We do not realize that they are the foundation, I think, of the growth of the planet, the vegetation…I have a lot of flowering things, and I have a gardener too. As she takes care of the bees too, all she does is figure out, ‘OK, what would they like to have?’, so we have got acres and acres of clover, and we have some planting stuff like lavender, I have got like, maybe 140 magnolia trees, big blossoms.


Freeman said that he did not start keeping bees as of the sweet tooth, but it was a direct response to the mass bee die-offs which was threatening the survival of wild bees for the past several years. The actor also recognized the chances of making a difference through personal action, so he imported 26 hives full of bees from Arkansas and started feeding them sugar water.

It is quite difficult to measure what kind of an effect the efforts of Freeman will have on the larger bee populations in North America, but his hobby is an inspiring gesture of goodwill toward those tiny living creatures which are usually taken for granted.



He said:

I have not ever used the beekeeping hat with my bees. They haven’t stung me yet, as right now I am not trying to harvest honey or anything, but I just feed them…I also think that they understand, ‘Hey, don’t bother this guy, he’s got sugar water here.


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Employees of Barreirinha bus terminal in Curitiba, Brazil, set a good example to the world, as they opened the terminal’s door to homeless dogs, and gave them special beds to protect them from winter cold. There were three dogs seen in the station’s premises, and their names are Pitoco, Zoinho, and Max.

The employees didn’t just give these dogs a home for winter, they even made some DIY beds made out of tires lined with blankets, to keep them warm and cozy through the cold nights.

Their goodwill was noticed by politician Fabiane Rosa, and she shared some photos on Facebook, that quickly went viral. Hopefully, this act of kindness will kindle a fire that sets ablaze all other businesses’ initiative to show love to homeless dogs, and somehow make this world a better place.

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This wonderful story became viral when politician Fabiane Rosa shared it on Facebook. “So many companies in Curitiba could follow this example, adopting a pet. Of course it is not the ideal, but at least there are those who are looking after them” Rosa stated on Facebook.
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A little act of kindness can surely make this world a better place. May this be an inspiration to other businesses and even individuals out there to share some love to homeless dogs and spark a series of random acts of kindness around us.

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Cetaceans have always been at the top of the human hit-list until very recently. Every part of a whale’s body is usable and dolphins made easy and nutritious prey for mariners. (Refer to the great American novel, Moby Dick, to know more.)

Only recently has whale hunting been banned in most nations of the world, but given a large number of cetaceans man has already eliminated from the world’s oceans, the damage will probably be irreversible. By scientific estimates, at the current rate, whale populations wouldn’t even reach half their pre-whaling numbers by 2100.

Well, all is not lost, I guess.

Canada, that beacon for hope in many cases has come up and actually passed a bill that bans one of the last reasons people had to capture, retain, and breed dolphins: scientific observation.

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Canada has passed what it calls bill S-203, which bans the capture of cetaceans for display and observation in and by aquariums. This process was kick-started back in 2015 itself, after the Trudeau government came to power, and has finally been passed, three years later, after debates and gruelling amendments.

Another bill, S-238, will also cover the importation and exportation of shark fins, which is extracted mostly by Chinese fishermen in one of the cruellest of ways. The sharks, mostly juvenile are lifted onto the boat, have their fins removed, and then dumped back into the ocean alive and in extreme pain. And sharks, unlike other fish must keep swimming or they will drown. So, do the math.

The bill sponsored by Sen. Michael MacDonald will ban aquariums and observatories like ‘Marineland’ from capturing more of these wonderful animals from the wild on the pretext of display or observation. The bill, however, will allow the park to retain the ones it already has in its possession, but it will be forbidden from breeding another generation. This is because captive-bred animals, more often than not, are never totally equipped for a life in the wild, which kind of forecloses the possibility of later rehabilitation into the wild.
Given the release of much-needed documentary Black Fish, protesters, however, are still lobbying for the release of the 55 remaining cetaceans into open-water sanctuaries.

The fact that a unanimously approved bill has been passed in order to care for the protection of the whales and dolphins is a big step in a world where most animal/environment-related movements are still at the individual level. And I use the adjective ‘unanimous’ very cautiously, because the bill S-238 has indeed been approved by all political parties, which means that concern for the gentle giants and the environment transcends political affiliations, at least in Canada.

Whales, after humans, are the only animals who can actively alter the environment of the Earth. These bulky animals dive and come back up, bringing with them nutrients from the depths which makes plant plankton thrive on the ocean surface, making the air chock-full of oxygen. They also weed out excess shrimp numbers, making the ocean better for algae and plankton. And it doesn’t end there; whale skeletons are full of carbon locked down in the form of calcium carbonate-like compounds. And when they die, they take such huge quantities of carbon down with them to the bottom of the sea floor.

And they are just majestic animals; intelligent, empathetic, and social. Not to mention, dolphins are almost human-like in intelligence.

Let’s hope that this bill works wonders, and along with the other bill, helps the cetaceans thrive again.

After all, these giants are crucial to our prolonged survival on this blue marble in space we call home.

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Keanu Reeves may be one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. Unlike most stars who have “made it,” Reeves continues to treat every individual he meets as an equal. Furthermore, he consistently goes out of his way to make a positive difference in the lives of others. For example, former co-workers claim he often brought them free breakfast during a movie shoot. And recently, it was revealed that Reeves has been silently funding a children’s hospital for years.

Reeves, who is best known for his roles in The Matrix, Bell and Ted, and Point Break, has had anything but an easy life. When he was just 3-years-old, his father abandoned the family. Growing up, the actor attended four different high schools. His dyslexia made school a constant struggle. For this reason, he dropped out of high school. Despite the setback, he is now a voracious reader.

When Reeves was 23-years-old, his closest friend, River Phoenix, died of a drug overdose. Not long after, he met Jennifer Syme. The two fell in love and in 1999, Jennifer found out she was pregnant. But in her eighth month of pregnancy, the child was born stillborn. The couple was devastated by her death, eventually dissolving their relationship. Unfortunately, 18 months later, Syme was killed in a car accident.

Following Syme’s death, Reeves became the primary caregiver of Kim, his younger sister. She was diagnosed with leukemia in the 1990s and battled the illness for a decade before entering remission. It was during this time period that Reeves generously gave to numerous cancer charities. He also set up his own foundation in her honor without attaching his name to it. The private foundation exists to fund cancer research and support both kids’ hospitals and children’s wards.



Reeves revealed the foundation in 2009, during an interview with the Ladies’ Home Journal. He said, “I have a private foundation that’s been running for five or six years, and it helps aid a couple of children’s hospitals and cancer research. I don’t like to attach my name to it, I just let the foundation do what it does.”

Reeves had every reason to become a bitter and reclusive man in his earlier years. But, he chose to persevere and is an inspiring individual today as a result. Keanu went on to star in a variety of blockbuster films. As a result, he became a very wealthy man. But, he has never been driven by money. That’s why he gives so much of his wealth away.

In 2003, he told Hello! Magazine: “Money is the last thing I think about. I could live on what I have already made for the next few centuries.”

Reeves is so unimpressed by money, he gave $80 million of his $114 million earnings to the special effects and makeup staff of The Matrix film series. According to Higher Perspective, Reeves also took pay cuts on the films The Replacements and The Devil’s Advocates to allow for a larger, well-paid cast within the determined budget.


That’s not all… According to Reddit User Kahi, Reeves once gave a generous donation to a family friend when they desperately needed it. They wrote:

“A family friend builds movie sets, doesn’t design, is one of the poor dudes that just builds. Anyways he worked on the set for the Matrix and Keanu heard about family trouble he was having and gave him a $20,000 Christmas bonus to help him out.”

“He also was one of the only people on the set that genuinely wanted to know people’s names, would say hello and mean it, and would talk to people as if they were his peers and not below him just because they were practically making nothing to build a set,” they concluded. “I’ve never heard anyone say Keanu is a douche, seems like the nicest person in Hollywood from a second hand experience.”
Reportedly, Keanu also manned the phones at a Stand Up to Cancer telethon in 2008. He also volunteered to be the goalkeeper during a charity ice hockey match for Score (Spinal Cord Opportunities for Rehabilitation Endowment). The event was founded in support of players with spinal injuries.

Though there are many more examples proving Keanu’s generosity, we’ll stop the list right here. Research the actor’s charitable contributions for yourself and be inspired by his uplifting example. One thing is for sure, the world could use more people like Keanu Reeves.

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