These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“I was on a bus waiting to depart from a town centre location, chatting to the driver. An elderly lady was posting letters in a nearby letter box and unknowingly dropped one. The bus driver jumped up from his cab and ran to retrieve and return the letter to the lady, without a second thought.” […]
“I had a great time at the Leeds Arena watching Michael McIntyre as a birthday treat. When I went home, I realised I had lost my hat, I must have dropped it by mistake. It might sound rather trivial but the hat had been previously bought by my son and given as a gift so
“I was shopping in Lidl in Heath Cardiff and on putting the shopping into the boot, the box holding the bottles of beers broke and 2 of the bottles rolled out and landed on the road, smashing all over the road. Glynn, another customer in the carpark came over, on hearing the noise, and offered
“A lady got on the bus unsure of what she was doing or how it worked – a couple of passengers helped her out advising which stop she needed and, once on, talking her through it and establishing where she was returning to and how to do that.” Such a simple act of everyday kindness
“I was recently in a restaurant and someone wanted to order pudding but they didn’t have a menu. The people on the next table overheard and passed them a menu to choose from.” What’s a small kindness you’ve seen today?
“Whilst out Christmas shopping in Primark in Norwich my daughter put one of carrier bags down containing 2 bottles of Marc Jacobs perfume and some other toiletries. It was only when she returned home she realised that she didn’t have said bag and was distraught. To be honest we both thought that the bag would
“I was on the verge of meltdown after a Universal Credit appointment and was trying to self soothe and calm myself down on the bus home. A woman on the bus in charge of two young children saw me and gave a reassuring smile which felt a lot like her saying ‘it’s ok, I see
“I went to the local shop for milk and only took enough money with me for that item. In the queue, my young daughter spotted a bar of chocolate on the display that she wanted. I had to explain that I’d only brought enough money for the milk and she was disappointed. The lady in
“This outward directed kindness is something (along with gratitude posts, which are sometimes about receiving kindness) that I did very actively for about 2 years during the pandemic then last year when I was quite badly ill for a bit. I’m a devil for the “Random acts of kindness” approach – rescuing lost tourists (I
“I’m a trans guy raising money for my top surgery and I set up a gofundme last week. I’ve had lots of friends share or donate generously but also so many strangers! I’ve been overwhelmed by kindness and support and I think it’s so lovely how people have come together for me, especially as a
