People say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that's definitely true here.

On the surface, most of these photos don't look like much. A lot of them are just ordinary-looking selfies, but when you learn the story behind them, they suddenly become so much more beautiful. Suddenly, they're not ordinary at all - they're representative of something truly wonderful happening, a reminder that there's still good in this world.

“19 years ago today, my wife and I met in a waterslide line. Here’s us the night we met and us now.”

“My grandfather bought these in 1956 and gave them to me when he retired in 1996. I’ve carried them on many jobs, in multiple countries, over 3 continents. I hope he’s proud that he inspired me to become an engineer.”

“Just realized I took nearly the same photo on my honeymoon today that my mom took 43 years ago on hers.”

“My husband’s first credit purchase, 1971. On a Macy’s card, $300 limit. Still used every day.”

“I told my dad that I bought the game ‘Risk’ and wanted to play it with him. He said he’d never played. I show up to his house and find him with printed out battle plans and map strategies.”

“I’m a grocery cashier. A little girl comes through my line & gives me this. Said he would keep me safe.”

“Found $10 picking up trash along the road... then I lost my car keys. Happy Earth Day!”

“Steadily lost over 50 pounds from my heaviest, feeling pretty today.”

“I bought my first house.”

“We’ve been best friends since we were 4. Here’s our prom picture from 2013 and us on Christmas 2019.”

“My girlfriend was unemployed last Christmas and couldn’t afford a gift for me so she painted this.”

“Came home from work to see my wife in her wedding dress. We’ve been married 8 years today.”

“It’s not pretty, but since I spent my 33rd birthday alone, I decided to recreate my favorite cake from scratch! Happy birthday, me!”

“Got a nice surprise from the cleaners after staying at a hotel for the past 3 months because of work.”

“The CEO of my company doing the dishes after buying everyone lunch. This is why I love my job.”

“My mom filming her first YouTube video, she’s always been too shy to talk to the camera but she did it!”

“Randomly reunited with my sister tonight after she ran away from home in 2005.”

“After years of broken teeth I could pay to get them fixed after 5 visits in June. I can smile again!”

“The woman who bought my cockroach painting sent me this just now.”

“My daughter turned 19 the other day. We had to use the candles we had on hand.”