These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“At the bus stop someone who wasn’t local asked me if the 304 went to St Athan. I said yes and she said she was trying to get to the co-op. I couldn’t help initially but my stop was a few before hers and with some time to think I was able to let her […]
On my run I ran past a dog walker who said “keep it up, you’re doing well” as I ran past. It really made me smile. Need a smile yourself? Here are some more stories of kindness: Man helps pay for stranger’s fish and chips. Brenda, 92, still collecting cans for recycling to raise money
“We were on our way to the Lake District and we stopped at Lancaster service station and we got an alert on the car saying we had a low tire pressure. I pulled up to air station and tried to put pressure in and it just wouldn’t work. This Scottish man saw that I was
“I was in Costa Coffee having my morning coffee and I noticed 2 older ladies with walking frames coming up to the door. I went over and opened it for them because it would have been hard to hold the door open while trying to come in with their walkers.” Send in your story of
“While waiting at reception for my host, I saw a man come to fetch a woman who was seated there. After mispronouncing her name, off they went to their meeting. Later, I saw the same woman waiting for a train at the station. She was telling a stranger that she’d just had a job interview.
We were so thrilled to be sent this positive story of kindness on social media, specifically TikTok by Jax who told us “The kindness that I’m seeing all over TikTok people supporting the 10k pay off your debt trend is warming my heart daily.” You can see many of the posts on this trend here.
“My Mum travelled down to London on the train from North Yorkshire yesterday. We are going to the ballet tonight to celebrate her 80th birthday. Unfortunately, she left her walking stick on the train. She took a bus from her hotel to the shops nearby, but they didn’t have any. While she was standing on
“In a local Facebook group I’m in somebody posted to say that if anyone saw people living in tents (there’s been a few recently for a few reasons) to give them his address and he’ll provide a hot meal, shower and a comfy bed. I thought it was so kind for him to offer. The
We don’t possess a gazebo but there had been a mix-up that gave us a pitch without one at the University of Reading Community Festival. Two other kind stall-holders agreed to re-jig and shuffle up so that we could join them under their shared cover. Even more stories of kindness to remind you that it’s
“I found an iPhone and made sure it got back to the owner.” With the cost of technology and how much of our lives depend on it, returning lost phones is a huge kindness that has a massive impact on others. Discover even more of the kindness that already exists in the world: Kindness of
