These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“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
“I would really like to thank the very kind man who stopped when I had broken down on Horspath Driftway in the rush hour on Thursday 12/12/24 outside Aldi. I would also like to thank the other man and woman who he stopped to help to push me across the other carriageway in heavy traffic
“I was in Asda doing my shopping and a woman with just a pack of tea cakes got in the queue behind me. I had a whole conveyor belt of stuff so told her to whiz in front.” We always say that no kindness is too small and I think we all know what a
“Just want to say thank you to a lovely lady named Morgan. My card wouldn’t work at Morrisons petrol station whilst trying to pay £5 petrol and was stuck to know what to do. She kindly came up behind me and paid. I was taken a back by her kindness, bless her heart ❤️.” This
“My daughter, Molly, was waiting for a friend at Bank Station in London to go out for their work Christmas party when a man started bothering her persistently and unwanted. A lady she had never met before, walked up and gave her a big hug saying “it’s so lovely to see you again and thank
“A man fell as he was crossing the street I had just crossed, so I and other people stopped to help him. There’s still kindness in this world.” You’re so right – there is lots of kindness in the world, that’s why we share stories of kindness every day, to help people see it. Follow
“I was given free food not once but twice yesterday. Once in a neighborhood Vietnamese shop buying fruit (she handed me some pickled sprouts for snacking) and once at a restaurant for paying in cash (takeaway dessert). People are nice.” We couldn’t agree more with Jillian – people are nice but they are also kind!
Bernadette Russell and I had arranged to meet up at the South Bank Centre café in London. When we arrived it was really busy, so we asked a man sitting at a table on his own if he would mind sharing. Grant told us that he was passing a bit of time before meeting friends,
“I was waiting for the bus in Bournemouth Town Centre when a bus pulled up & an elderly lady got off with her zimmer frame. She was obviously disorientated and had missed her stop because she can’t see in the dark. Luckily there was a lovely young lady in her mid 20s who helped. She phoned
