A Weekly Dose Of Happiness
Hello everyone! I'm Tohru! I have been writing this series with the help of Mollo25. I couldn't upload it on Thursday because I had to go to the doctor. I'm really sorry for the delay. With that said, let's get into this week's good news!
Smoking. It's a terrible habit which, unfortunately, a lot of people have. This pandemic, however, has helped reduce the number of smokers. In the UK, over One Million people have stopped smoking. "I don't want to be one of those people in a ward with an oxygen mask over my face struggling to tell my loved ones what I'm feeling," Dutt, a recent quitter, said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-smokers-quit-record-numbers-study-2020-8
Some of you may have seen a photo recently of a school with its hallways packed with students. The person who took that photo was suspended. On August 8, the mother told everyone that her daughter is no longer suspended. The school faced a ton of backlash after the suspension was announced. Just goes to show the power of social media, eh?
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/07/us/georgia-teen-photo-crowded-school-hallway-trnd/
A stray dog who spent his life on the streets gets adopted by the dealership he kept going to. The dog was also given a job as well. His job is to greet any customers that enter the dealership.
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/stray-dog-who-visited-car-22504347
Time for some science. A team of chemical engineers from Australia and China has developed a sustainable, solar-powered way to desalinate water in just 30 minutes. This process can create close to 40 gallons of clean drinking water per kilogram of filtration material and can be used for multiple cycles.
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/sunlight-powered-clean-water
A lot of you may have seen this, but Bill Gates is spending 150 million dollars to try and make the vaccine for COVID as cheap as three dollars.
This next one is the best news I've read all week. Friends carry a man in a wheelchair to go see the waterfall. "We just wanted to see the waterfall, and Aaron goes wherever we go,"
And that's it for this Friday. Before leaving, I want to say that the cases are spiking in some places but we shouldn't be sad over that. I mean, what good will it do? Instead, try to smile and say "It's gonna be okay". Be a symbol of hope to people who look up to you.
Thank you all for reading this and I will see you all next Thursday! Till then, stay happy, stay healthy, and stay safe!