These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“I’ve seen so many newbies delighted and surprised by the warm welcome they have received here (on Mastodon).” An anonymous Mastodon user contacted us to ask if we would share a post about this and of course we are – warm welcomes are a wonderful act of kindness! You can find us over there on […]
“After I came out of Hamilton I was walking across the road back to the car park and not paying attention – it was amazing but I was very overstimulated. A car was coming and a man behind me shouted to get my attention so I didn’t get run over. I wasn’t with it enough
Molly told us that she gives out free plants when she takes cuttings – leaving them on the street for neighbours and strangers to take home. This is such a wonderful and kind thing to do and we’re sure it brightens a lot of people’s days and homes! Read about even more kind acts: Sharing
“To whoever put this note on our car, you are a wonderful human being. Thank you.” This lovely message was shared in a Facebook group with a photo of the note reading “please can you get your front, passenger tire replaced. It has a bulge, it will blow out. Stay safe. Merry Christmas.” Thank you
“Not all heroes wear capes! Big thanks to the taxi driver who helped us out yesterday when 2 minutes into our journey to deliver Boxing Day presents we noticed a smell 💩 ! I must’ve trod in it the night before. I knew there’d be no grass to try & wipe it off where we
Tris was visiting Tirana in Albania with a friend. They sat down on a bench in the main square. When they moved on Tris left his glasses case on the bench by mistake – another person in the square and called out to get his attention. What kindness have you seen this week? Get inspired
On our way to a networking meeting, my friend Fiona stopped to let another car out in front of her from a side road – due to temporary traffic lights and roadworks, the other car could have been stuck for ages if she hadn’t done that. Read about even more kind acts with these stories:
What kindness have you seen today? @autoimmune.angst shared this lovely story of kindness between disabled people on their story and with us: “Just went to toilet before ship docks. It’s got a big step to step over. And the doors are springy on this ship (to self close). So that’s more ableist design in action.
“When I lived in Ireland, my delayed train from the city arrived back at the nearest station to my house — still a good 30–40mins away — as the bus I needed was pulling away. I had my then three-year-old asleep on my shoulder, a load of heavy groceries in bags hung from the other
“My Mum and her friend went for a coffee at a local coffee shop. When they got back to the car, they found a post-it note on the windscreen with the name and contact details of someone who had accidentally scraped the side of the car. When her friend’s daughter rang the contact number, the
