The world is full of badness: disease, death and destruction. Sometimes it's hard to believe that good things happen - but they do! This book will be full of all the stuff we never get to see on the TV screens, all the happy news! Acts of kindness...
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Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey has surprised students at the University of Texas in Austin by taking part in a scheme to provide them with safe late-night lifts home.
The Austin resident used a golf buggy to pick some of them up.
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The project has been set up to ensure students get back safely from campus when it is dark.
McConaughey, 47, graduated from the university in 1993. He is an avid fan of its American football team.
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A photograph of him dressed in an orange shirt, smiling and driving startled students home was posted by the university on social media.
"Longhorns take care of each other, and it's 'safe' to say Matthew McConaughey agrees," the caption read.
"Don't forget to use Sure Walk when travelling home late at night; you never know who might pick you up!"
Sure Walk - or Students United for Rape Elimination - provides students of the University of Texas at Austin with "volunteer companionship while walking home from campus".
It has recently expanded its services from a 7pm finish to 2am, every day of the week.
Its aim is to give students "peace-of-mind when studying late at night and ensure safety for all".
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The actor was born in Uvalde, Texas and gave up a guaranteed job in the family business to pursue his passion for radio, film and TV. He studied at the University of Texas.
In one of his latest films, The Sea of Trees, he plays a suicidal man who travels to Japan to take his own life. However, he is probably best known for his leading roles in rom-coms such as Failure to Launch and The Wedding Planner.
He won an Oscar for Best Actor in the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club.
This is more than just an act of kindness, it helps highlight the philanthropic sociability that is so very specific to humanity. With McConaughey offering his time to actively take part in the scheme, free of charge, the 'celebrity endorsement' can't be criticised when it's raising awareness of a suitable solution to a immoral problem. It may seem attractive to young adults - the possibility of ensured safety - and getting a ride home from a famous dude just makes it better!
