These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
So many of you tell us about the kindness of strangers and we’ve had another one from Debs: “I fell over on the cobbles outside Charterhouse a couple of days ago and am sporting a fine bruise on my left knee, but two very nice young men helped me up and insisted on walking me […]
“I was staying at a friend’s house in Exmouth in Devon for a few days while they were away (letting me use their place = first kindness). I walked down into the town with my dog for a look around but got lost trying to find the way back. I was starting to panic about
Kindness is happening every single day, here’s just one example: I was in the Coffee #1 (check them out) coffee shop in Woodley and I twice saw people hold the door open for customers who were in wheelchairs so that they could get out the door. What kindness have you seen today? Check out even
While I was sitting on a shady bench by the river, an elderly man with a walker came along and asked if he could join me. He quickly introduced himself as Malcolm and we spent a lovely 10 minutes chatting. He told me about some of the places he and his late wife had visited
At the Lionesses HQ fan zone in Basel another fan took a photo of our group. There’s so much kindness in sports – what have you seen? Read about even more acts of kindness to restore your hope in humantiy: Let in front at Lidl. Donating unused items to local community. Sharing trans creatives.
“Recently, at the bookshop where I work, a guy realized he didn’t have cash to pay for a book, and another guy—a stranger to him—paid for it.” This wonderful example of kindness was shared with us on Mastodon by an employee at Poet’s Corner Book Shop and we love it! Let’s hear about the kindness
In the (long) queue for the ladies loo at the Lionesses HQ fan zone word went round that there was no loo roll left. Next thing I know, a single loo roll is being passed back along the line, with each person taking some and passing it on. Everyone saying they didn’t want to take
On the way to a gig on the Bakerloo line Tube between Paddington and Baker Street a woman with 3 young children and a pushchair got onto the train. A man gave up his seat so the two bigger children could sit down, while the woman stayed next to them with the pushchair and the
We’ve got a 2 for 1 on kindness with this story from Barry over at Radio 210! He and his wife were at Reading train station on the way to Oxford to see a show. A lady asked them if they would keep an eye on her large bags while she went and bought a
Here’s a really easy kindness to spot if you’re new to noticing it (or just struggling to): My daughter was at Lidl buying some choc chips to go in the cookies she and her friend were baking. The person in front of her noticed and let her go in front as he was doing the
