These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“Last week we were on holiday in Bournemouth. A lady came over and said they had been given some cod bites and chips that they didn’t need (duplicate order) and would we like them? It was a lovely act of kindness from a stranger. The children really enjoyed them. The lady said she didn’t want […]
“We popped into a wee shop next to our hotel to get juice and, while we were in there, we got talking to a guy who was telling us the difference between Mexican coke and American coke (it’s all in the sugar apparently). We just assumed the guy worked there and thought no more about
“I pointed out a guy on the train had left his wallet on the seat as he was about to get off.” A true everyday kindness superhero! What small kindness have you seen or done today? Tell us here. Need some more reminders that there’s a lot of kindness in the world? Give these a
“I was shopping with my teenager for a prom outfit for after her exams. We went into the changing rooms and it looked like all the cubicles were full. There was another Mum standing outside one of the cubicles while her child tried some things on and she told me that there was an empty
“A kindly stranger helped us find the City Lights book store when she noticed we looked lost. After giving directions she said we must visit this café nearby. Francis Ford Coppola wrote The Godfather here! It’s so nice and the barista was so friendly. San Franciscans are so friendly!” How wonderful! Big thank you to
What tiny kindness have you seen today? When I paid for my shopping at Lidl, a coin fell out of my purse without me noticing. As I walked away, a customer at the next till called out to tell me that I’d dropped the coin. Can’t think of any kindness at all, give these stories
I heard from somebody who went to the Madrigal pub near Hampstead Heath with their family. They sat at a table while one of their party went to the bar to order drinks. The person sitting at the next table realised they would be a stool short when they came back from the bar so
“Out walking my dogs I saw someone get stuck because it was so muddy at Porthkerry country park over Easter weekend. I couldn’t really help because I had one dog on my back and another off lead but someone came walking across the field and clambered up to them and helped them get down safely.”
“I heard from someone who noticed that the person in front of them at the till in a Cancer Research shop had left a bag of shopping on the floor by the desk, so they called out to let them know they’d left it behind.” I love how much kindness is on show in this
“I had a bit of a crappy day on 12th March as I found myself with a puncture. I managed to crawl around a roundabout with hazards on and made it on to Moss Way. I rang my tyre man – he was on annual leave for another week. I rang the RAC who told
