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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.

a queue of people with large trolleys at a big box store waiting for the self checkouts.

Kindness at big box store.

“The line was piling up at the returns counter in a big box store. A customer was completely confused and flustered about something on the digital screen during the returns process. It wasn’t working. It was taking forever. Another customer left her spot in the midst of completing her own return, dropped everything to go […]

Sarah, a woman with light skin tone, wearing a a bicycle helmet and large sunglasses. Behind her are lots of trees and a path through them. She is smiling broadly.

Fellow cyclist checks in.

I was pushing my bike through my local woods because the path is uphill and I was feeling tired, plus it was nice to be in the shade for a bit. A guy who was cycling through the woods slowed down to check that I was OK and whether my bike was broken and I

a desk with a pink mat on it, pink keyboard, black ergonomic mouse, a monitor on a raised platform with pink desktop wallpaper reading “what would Elle do?” and various unicorns around the raised platform. Also on the desk are glasses, a tarot card, a large pink reusable bottle and some notes.

Help switching to Linux.

“I’ve been switching to Linux on my desktop because it runs Windows 10 and I refuse to just bin the entire computer because it can’t run 11! I am not techy so I was a bit worried but so many people have helped! I had people from all over the world walking me through it

A restaurant at Inverness airport looking out onto the tarmac through a huge window where a plane is parked. People are sat at a couple of tables eating, drinking and reading a newspaper.

Stranger at Inverness airport shows kindness.

“I had to visit a friend and colleague who was in a hospice in Inverness. I booked my flight and was boarding when a gentleman in front of me enquired about my trip. I explained and he realised the importance of finding my way to Inverness and to the hospice. He said he would be

Lower Manhattan Skyline seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park. In the foreground is a sand beach leading to a body of water across from which the skyscrapers of New York are visible.]

Kindness in New York.

“Living in New York City has taught me how powerful a genuine smile can be. Life here is fast and intense, and people can seem cold or distant. But I’ve noticed that when you take the time to smile or make eye contact, something shifts. Yes, people often avoid eye contact here, sometimes out of

a road in a suburban area of Waikato, New Zealand on a sunny day with wispy white clouds in the sky. On the left side are white buildings with perfectly manicured lawns and a woodland or forest behind them. On the right is a metal fence with bushes the other side of it and more white buildings.

New Zealand stranger makes up the cost of a paper.

We hear lots of stories about strangers being kind, just like this one: “Mum and dad staying, I went to get a paper for dad. Before I snuck out on my bike ride I took $4 (shows I don’t buy papers). $1:50 short. Bugger! A man behind me, big frame, stern face, shaved head, tattoos,

An adult say saver Metro ticket for 9th June 2025 and zones A, B and C costing £5.90.

Metro ticket passed on to Atomicon attendee.

“When I went to Newcastle for Atomicon a fellow passenger offered me his Metro ticket because he had finished with it but it still had more time on it.” Big thanks to Nina Lenton for sharing this lovely example of kindness with us. What kindness have you spotted this week? Get inspired with even more

Sarah, a woman with light skin tone and chin length blonde hair, standing beside Caroline, a woman with light skin tone and chin length brown hair. They are both smiling at the camera and look related.

Strangers give up seats on London bound train.

When my sister and I travelled to London for the CIPD conference, a man on the train got up and offered his seat. When we said it was really kind but we were fine, as we would be chatting to each other anyway, the guy sitting opposite also gave up his seat! Even though we

A sign with parking information next to a parking meter, behind them a large field with trees dotted around on a grey day.

Help with parking ticket machine

“I helped a lady work the parking ticket machine. She’d not used it before and was struggling to make it work.” We love hearing about the kindness of strangers and it happens so often! What kindness have you seen today? Check out even more acts of kindness: Hiker picks up litter. Travelodge allows free early

a woman with light skin tone and long blonde hair holding a phone to her ear and speaking into it. She is sat at a table with a laptop in front of her in a library.

Repair cafe volunteer phones taxi for stranger.

“One of the attendees at Barry Repair Cafe, an elderly woman, needed her taxi booking pushing back by an hour. The admin volunteer phoned the taxi service for her from another volunteer’s phone and got it all sorted.” What kindness have you seen in your local community recently? Read about even more kind acts happening

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