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kindness of strangers

These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.

Photo of a laptop with the words be kind on the screen

Acquaintance helps set up new laptop.

“The wife of a friend my dad made in the neurology rehabilitation program helped my dad install his new laptop because I’m sick and can’t do it for him. I can’t get over how kind she is.” Thank you to the anonymous person who sent in this wonderful example of kindness to us. What kindness […]

4 homemade spiced potato patties in a plastic tub with a piece of kitchen towel inside it for them to rest on. They look delicious.

Spare plastic tub for cookery class attendee who forgot theirs.

“I was taking an Indian cookery course and one week I forgot to take something to bring my dish home in. One of the other students had a spare tub and let me borrow it.” These everyday acts of kindness are happening all the time all over the world. We share at least 1 a

a blueish green bus driving along a country road. Either side of the road are woodlands, and a wall is just visible tapering away on the far side of the road.

Three stories of bus related kindness.

A while ago we shared some stories of kindness on public transport – well here are 3 more! Keep your eyes peeled the next time you’re using public transport to see what kindness you can spot. “I left the Western General Hospital, and was around 50 metres from the Lothian 29 bus on the other

The checkout of an M&S cafe with two men behind it working. Above them is a menu of lunch snacks and hot drinks.

Stranger in M&S cafe gifts free hot drink voucher.

“We were in M&S cafe and about to order when someone came over and asked if we were ordering hot drinks. They gave us a free hot drink voucher as they had a spare one they weren’t going to use. I think the person felt a bit awkward about asking a total stranger so I

a train arriving at Bank tube station. Several people are standing around on the platform waiting for it.

Kindness on the London tube.

My daughter spotted a man on the Tube in London telling another man that his bag wasn’t closed properly. What kindness did you see today? No kindness is too small to shout about so tell us what you’ve seen today. Get more inspiration for what kindness you might be able to see with these stories:

a small glass bottle of milk with a screwed top sitting on a light wood grained table.

Crigglestone woman provides glass of milk for lost teeth.

“My son, Thomas, fell off his BMX and knocked his front teeth out and bust his lip. In my panic I knocked on a random door and asked for some milk to put the teeth into. I’d like to thank the lovely lady (I didn’t get her name) from Crigglestone near Wakefield who gave me

the inside of a theatre with the safety curtain down viewed from one of the high up seats.

Stranger at theatre moves so friends can sit together.

“I gave up my seat in the waiting area of the theatre for someone who wanted to sit with her friend.” What a great example of a small act of everyday kindness. You can send in any act of kindness to us, however small or large, through our social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Mastodon or Bsky) or our website. We

Andy Fairweather Low, a man with light skin tone and balding grey short hair. He is wearing a pinstripe suit and standing behind a microphone. He is looking sternly at the camera and pointing to it with one hand.

Andy Fairweather Low fans show kindness to strangers.

“We came out of an Andy Fairweather Low gig at Ripley blues club. It was a bit chilly but we only had to wait 10 minutes for the bus to take us back to our hotel in Harrogate. Unfortunately the bus did not arrive and 40 minutes later freezing cold in just t shirts we

a young girl with sparse hair and a medical patch on her neck, she is holding a teddy bear and a syringe while laying in a bed.

Stranger helps parent with sick child’s wheelchair.

“I was in London with my daughter Lizzie for a hospital appointment. When we returned to Epping tube station, we found ourselves on the wrong side of the platform, where there were stairs to cross. I started to lift my daughter out of her wheelchair to carry her up the stairs, planning to hold the

a path with grass and Scots pine trees in the Garden Wood section of Dunnikier Park.

Tea and iced bun for tree planter.

“My job is to work with communities to plant trees in Fife as part of climate action. I was working early in the morning to prepare for 4 local High schools to come out and plant trees in Dunnikier Park, Fife. I was digging some holes for big trees to go in along a main