These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.
“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
When we were walking up Wembley Way to watch the Lionesses v USA someone offered to take our photo for us. What small act of kindness have you spotted today? Get inspired with more stories of kindness: Fellow passenger passes luggage. Stranger passes on paper at Waterloo Station. Garden machinery team show kindness to broken
“I was traveling home from Frankfurt on a busy flight at the weekend, and all the overhead lockers were packed with luggage. We were in the last group to get on and nobody could find space for their luggage – I had to put mine several rows back from my seat. So when we landed
“I was sitting at Waterloo Station and had picked up the free London newspaper – I had it on my lap, I wasn’t yet reading it because I was doing something on my phone. An elderly lady sitting next to me asked where I’d got it from as she had a long wait before her
“I saw someone give up their seat for an older passenger on the Tube. At first she said she didn’t need to sit down but the other person insisted and so she said ‘that’s very kind.’” Noticing these moments of kindness is powerful and really good for us too. Commit to noticing more kindness by
“Thank you to the two gentlemen who rescued me when I stupidly ran for the tube Friday morning at Bounds Green and fell down, my foot caught in the closing door. They freed my leg, then had to lift my fat bod back up. My heroes.” Kindness heroes indeed! A big thank you to the
