These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
I was eating at a café in Richmond Park on a lovely day out with my friend. We were sitting next to the door and I noticed a man coming up to the door on crutches, so I leapt up to hold the door open for him. The small acts matter – what small act […]
“I’ve been visiting some baby geese weekly for a month or so and a lovely Mum came down to the pond with a box full of bird food, and offers me and another woman nearby some. I got to hand feed lil goslings and that made my day 💖” Even small acts of kindness can
“My mum who is 92 was using a shopping trolley type buggy to go to the local shop on her own. When navigating a dropped kerb the wheels spun round the opposite way causing the trolley to run away from her. Unfortunately, she fell to the ground saving herself with her arm. She was unable
“It was a freezing cold day in York and I had just finished a job interview so to warm up I went into the Cornish bakery to get a pastry and a coffee, my only card I had on me declined!! Embarrassed I tried to cancel my order until an absolute angel stepped in and
“I was served at the checkout by a tall man who casually asked if the traffic was still bad outside. I don’t think he really expected me to then pour out not only my journey woes of sitting for and hour and a half in a traffic jam between two junctions but also the tales
“I noticed many acts of kindness in the hospital while waiting for tests for my daughter, from the nurse checking if we are ok and bringing cups of tea, to other patients either giving up seats in waiting areas (she’s on crutches) or giving advice about how to navigate the system, or offering words of
I helped an elderly gentleman whose small dog had pulled him over on the pavement outside the vets. A lady who works in the bar opposite also saw what happened, so she dashed over and together we helped him back to his feet, took hold of his dog’s lead and helped the pair of them
One kind act can live in someone’s memory for a lifetime like this special story from Alfred Chow – Maker of Things that proves: “Back in the late 90s I was commuting home across London in heavy winter rain, in a knackered old Ford Sierra. The road was up hill, and a single lane bounded
A chain of volunteers, almost entirely strangers, formed the Puppy Express to get a dog across the USA to her new home! What a magical tale for World Kindness Day: After the unexpected death of a family member which left behind a dog who needed a home, social media channel BlueSky came to the rescue!
“I went to the High Rollers and The Longest Johns live show in my wheelchair and, after quite the trek getting to the venue through old town Bristol’s steep streets, all with a camber, I finally arrived at the venue. The step free entrance was up another steep hill and required some manoeuvring and help
