23 Pictures That Will Warm Your Cold, Dead Heart

Saddle up, you cynical SOB.

Posted on August 01, 2013, 19:13 GMT

Dave Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

1. This reunion:

2. A father and his son throughout the years:

3. "Our first hello and our last goodbye."

4. The amazing story of Christian the lion:

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5. Alex's last words:

6. This little girl's inspiration:

7. Arnulfo Castorena winning his first gold medal in swimming for Mexico in the Paralympics:

8. The letter this person received from a developmentally disabled man who visits their barn and found out their horse was hurt:

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9. Witnessing the exact moment when a musician realizes he's "made it":

10. These lovers:

11. Thinking about what goes on in your dog's head:

12. Caine and his arcade:

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13. Kermit and his dad:

14. Capitán, the dog that sat by his owner's grave for over six years:

15. The terminally ill mother who watched her daughter's wedding over Skype:

16. The gorilla who remembered his old friend:

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17. The parents who made their son’s wheelchair into the best Halloween costume ever:

18. A dog's purpose:

19. Isaac's proposal:

20. The police officers who made blind 13-year-old Gage Hancock-Stevens’ dream of being a cop come true:

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They even gave him a cake:

21. The German shepherd who has become a seeing eye dog for a blind spaniel:

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When Ellie, a blind spaniel, was adopted by shelter manager Jean Spencer, she never expected that her other dog, Leo, would choose to become her very own seeing-eye dog. “I take them for walks in the park and Leo guides Ellie around,” says Spencer. “He is so protective and herds the more boisterous dogs away from her.”

22. These photos of toddlers connecting with complete strangers:

23. And Hobbes' new friend: