Hospital staff bear witness to some of the most intense and dramatic situations, saving and losing lives are a daily occurrence for these everyday heroes. With such a physically and emotionally draining occupation, it must come as a great relief to experience moments of pure and simple joy such as

When this homeless man in Spain was graciously given a makeover by a local salon, he also got a new lease on life. With the help of some scissors, hair dye, and a spiffy new outfit, Jose Antonio went from scruffy street dweller to classy hipster, and could hardly recognise himself afterwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSa5i0kx4hI As Andy Dufresne told his friend Red after escaping from Shawshank, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” Granted, he probably should have addressed that letter to Brooks, who hung himself in his hotel room, but