Kind acts you remember

After a very long walk, we had to finish it along a busy road. DH was walking way ahead. I tripped and fell flat right in front of an oncoming car. The chap did an emergency stop and picked me up and helped me back to the verge. he looked and saw nothing was coming so he reversed and told DH what he thought of him.
DH very sheepishly walked back to me, both my hands and knees streaming with blood. To this day he denies hearing anything . I thank that unknown man. From then on DH does not expect me to keep up and does keep an eye on me when there is busy traffic. In fact, I no longer go on long walks with him just not worth the hassle and the pain.

Hi Beautiful ,

That is a very moving story and a tribute to the kindness of people .

On five occasions over the past couple of months I've been absolutely struggling trying to get my heavy shopping home ( and quietly panicking about being late because of my father ) and three different men ( one was a father and son ) from two countries -India and Afghanistan but one faith - Islam have insisted on helping me .

And one English gentleman ,who is a Catholic .

Each told me that it was a pleasure to so do and that I only have to ask .

It's certainly restored my faith in people .

We were in Belfast and wanted to find a bar to sample some Guinness. When we asked a young man if he could recommend one, he didn’t just give directions but walked us all the way to the door which was quite a distance!

When they aren't arguing about the border Northern Irish folk are the friendliest people you could meet.

I was in TK Maxx one day, looking for a handbag. couldn't find anything and walked on. A lady came up to me at the far side of the store about fifteen minutes later to tell me she had found a bag that I would like, and she was right. I bought it and still love it.

For me, it is daily small acts of kindness which I greatly appreciate. I have very bad arthritis and struggle to walk far even using a walking stick or to stand up for long. So it’s having people open doors for me, friends to offer to carry my bag, a shopkeeper giving me a chair so I can spend time choosing a new carpet or the cafe waitress who carries a tray from the checkout to my table.

Witzend ... many thanks for starting this ... love the kindness people show to each other ... I have donated another 2 defibrillators out of hubby's donations ... hope they are never used ... if you know what I mean ... but there just in case ...love reading them all keep going

even the sad stories on here are lovely. You are right beautful, kindness is so important

Milestone, a grandmother of mine was the same. She’s long dead now but I still remember her telling me how many years previously a tramp had come to their (fairly rural) door asking for something to eat. She gave him not only a good meal, but also an old but still warm and serviceable coat belonging to my grandfather.

Some years later he returned, no longer a tramp, to say that his luck had changed the day she was so kind to him, and to thank her. ?

What a lovely thread to gladden the heart.
Years ago when my son was only a few weeks old I decided to take him to show off to my work colleagues, a distance of about
11 miles. As a short cut I took the moor road (W Yorks) but it started to snow, and a snowstorm quickly developed and my car suddenly stopped on the carriageway.
Another car came along, luckily didn’t run into mine, chap jumped out lifted the bonnet, sprayed some stuff onto the engine, miraculously the car started again and off he drove. We could have been killed by something running into us, and he took a risk himself instead of driving past. I was so shocked I didn’t have time to thank him properly.

My grandmother had the philosophy of ---- cast your bread upon the waters. i.e. spread it around She also said if you give it away it will come back to you three fold. I hear it call' paying forward' Even something as simple as a smile.

How very sad and traumatic for you, Beautful, I’m so sorry, ? but how good that something positive did eventually result from it.

Cut a very long story short ... my lovely husband collapsed & died in front of myself & son in law, while hubby & myself visiting daughter& son in law, in a small town centre . I couldn't fault the people there, loads helped in different ways. Last year someone saw a notice in the local news paper about fund raising for a defibrillator, after seeing a man collapse & die outside their Building Society . Out of curiosity I had to find out if it was my dear hubby , yes it was still remembered after almost 5 years, so had his name put on the plaque ... what a tribute to my husband ... I & my daughter are still in contact with the people at the BS ... some good came out of hubby's death, God bless him ... so whether today or years ago ... people still remember acts of kindness ... I certainly can not fault the kindness of the people in that town especially that Tuesday ... pillow for hubby, off duty nurse took over from my son in law, doctor came out of chemist to help, cup of tea & chair for myself, paramedics , hospital many more too ... can't thank them enough ... we never know when we will want help & kindness ourselves ... God bless them all & I know He will

We were in Belfast and wanted to find a bar to sample some Guinness. When we asked a young man if he could recommend one, he didn’t just give directions but walked us all the way to the door which was quite a distance!

One day as I sat in one of the local parks in Babbacombe where I live, a lady passed by with some lovely Spring flowers in her bag which I admired so she took out a bunch of daffodils and insisted on giving them to me!

1 kind act impregnated in my memory forever.

Its a long FABULOUS story, but I condense it as much as possible.

Holiday with friend to my FAVOURITE place on earth, south of France. We visited a market over the border in Italy, so plastic bags dangle from our grip.

Stopped of ( unplanned ) at Monte Carlo, like you do!

Entered THE HOTEL DE PARIS and stared in awe at the opulence and disbelief we were THERE.

Decided to partake in a glass of wine in the HOTEL DE PARIS bar ( like you do !!!) We were like children in a sweet shop.

An elderly gentleman who was a guest of hotel approached us, introduced himself Jerry from Texas, gleaming teeth, fancy ( expensive ) watch, gold shinning like the sun AND THERE WE WERE WITH PLASTIC BAGS !!!!!!

After introductions, he waved his hand towards the waiter and instructed him to put our drinks on his tab ( said in a Texan drawl )

THAT experience will stay with me forever.

Market bargain hunter meets Texan millionaire. ☆☆☆☆☆

Let's keep this thread going ... KINDNESS ... no matter how big or small it is , can make someone's day ... enjoyed reading them all ... God bless ?

a few weeks ago I got lost somewhere unfamiliar and I asked a stranger for help and she walked me all the way to somewhere I knew (which was miles!) I was really anxious and she was so kind to me

Was in the queue in Supermarket cafe and got chatting to a member of staff who was buying a coffee for herself... When I went to pay for my tea and cake the cashier said "yours is already been paid for...The staff member I was blethering to had paid for it...I thanked her and she replied was that she tries to do something nice every day...Kind folk in this world

What lovely stories - Thank you. I am feeling really emotional!

In Hiroshima, on the way to the Peace Park, we realised we were on the wrong bus. Two teenagers heard us, got off the bus with us, took us on the correct bus, paid our fare, got off with us and took us to the entrance.

Two which immediately spring to mind, and both happened in Turkey. One was when we were on holiday at the time of the Manchester arena bombing. The day after, the staff at the lovely little hotel where we were staying came up and handed us a handwritten letter expressing their sorrow at what had happened and how an act of terror affected the whole world. It was a simple gesture, but very touching.
The second was at a traditional Turkish restaurant which we have frequented since the day it opened (in a different part of Turkey to the first incident). We were lunching there one day when a man came walking up the street carrying a pile of prayer mats. Immediately the owner of the restaurant ushered him inside, sat him down and gave him a meal. The owner then came over to us, presented us with a prayer mat he had bought from the man, and explained the man was homeless and this was his way of making a living - he told us it was not seen as charity to invite him in and feed him, but just traditional kindness. Again, it was very touching - and I still have the prayer mat.

On our way from the south of England to the lakes we had to call in on a customer of my husbands.
It’s a huge company that most of you will have heard of.
We had 3 children the car the youngest was a baby.
As we pulled into the premises a tyre blew.
The plan had been that I would sit quietly in the car with the children whilst my husband ran in got the payers signed and ran out!
The MD saw what had happened, invited us all in, arranged for tea, squash and biscuits.
He then sorted us with a very plush car for the week and arranged for our car to be fixed and collected a week later.
How kind and generous was that!

Many years ago I was caught in an absolute deluge of rain in New York - boy, when it rains there, it really rains. A chap walking in the opposite direction saw me looking like a drowned rat and handed me his umbrella saying ‘There you go Ma’am’.

In the early seventies we were travelling up to Scotland in our Mini to get a ferry to Ireland to take up a posting. It was pouring with rain, the car was full to bursting with goods, chattels and two small children, and we had a flat tyre. I decanted the children, DH started to unload the crammed boot to get the spare wheel and jack out and we were all getting wet, when a mini the same model as ours pulled up and the driver took out his spare wheel and his jack, put the children and myself in his car, helped DH to change the wheel and load up the car again, took our wheel and tyre, refused payment of any kind for his kindness and drove off! The chances of it happening must have been thousands to one, but it saved us from the distinct possibility of missing the ferry and the only one who got soaked was DH but he said it was a small price to pay.

A few years ago we were on holiday at the other end of the UK. Our daughter had asked us to get her a particular item from a certain shop.
When we got to the shop, the item was not on the shelf but there was a lady in the queue holding one to pay for. I asked the shop assistant re the item and she said they were out of stock and would be in next week.
I said that it was a shame as we were going home the next day. The lady in the queue overheard and said we could have hers and she would go back the next week as she was nearer. How kind.

Thank goodness for kind men ( and women)

Not me, but a lovely Muslim man in my neighbourhood drives an elderly lady to her church every Sunday. She couldn't easily get there otherwise. He refuses any payment, and when he is unavailable he gets a friend to help.