Mr. Happy – Johhny Barnes

This is the final installment of our three-part series on ordinary people being extraordinary.

Mr. Happy, Johhny Barnes

This is taken from a post by Maya Christobel, who has my gratitude.

“While in Film School I learned a lot about the power of the documentary and the short film.  Feature films are simply one powerful way to communicate.  And then I stumbled on this little 10 min. film about a man named Johnny Barnes, Mr. Happy.  He lives in Bermuda, and every day at 2 am, he gets up and prepares for his day, packs a rolling cooler with food and water, grabs clothes for bad weather, dons a hat, and walks out the door to stand at a busy intersection of traffic for most of the day.  His reason for being there?  To throw a smile, a kiss to every passerby and tell every person on foot and in a car…. that he loves them.  He is in his 80’s.”

Johnny Barnes passed away in 2016. Read his obituary.

So, there you have it—three extraordinary, everyday people. We hope you have enjoyed this three-part series about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. If you missed the first two parts of the series, go to the menu bar in the upper right corner and visit the Our Archives page, where you will find the articles on Chappy, Pappy, and Happy.

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