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<p>Sometimes a random gesture or act of generosity can change the way you think about your day – or your life</p>
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The kindness of strangers: A driver warned me I was being followed, then made sure I got home safely
Published: May 17, 2026 15:00
I walked faster, sure that someone was lurking somewhere. Then a taxi pulled up next to me with an older businessman in the back seatRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesThe Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst was not a safe place in the 1980s. There was…
The kindness of strangers: ‘That quilt serves as a daily reminder of all the goodness in this world’
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/10/kindness-of-strangers-quilt-husband
Published: May 10, 2026 15:17
I was secretly devastated to have missed out on the quilt. To my surprise, the woman who’d won it wanted me to have itI spotted the quilt the moment I walked in. It was magnificent – hand-sewn in shades of vibrant purple and green by a local quilting…
Kindness of strangers: I was sobbing with pain when a cashier gave me hot chocolate
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/04/kindness-strangers-pain-sobbing-hot-chocolate
Published: May 3, 2026 15:00
He didn’t just shout me a drink, he made me feel understood and seen. I’ve never forgotten his gestureI had picked up a box of books at work when my back just went – I have never experienced pain like that in my life. I was off work for weeks, consumed by…
Kindness of strangers: I was so pregnant I couldn’t see my feet when a woman offered to tie my shoelace
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/27/kindness-strangers-pregnant-woman-shoelace
Published: April 26, 2026 15:00
As an expectant mother bringing a little person into the world, you want to feel it is mostly filled with good people. In that moment I felt reassuredRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was my first pregnancy and I’d been sick for more than…
The kindness of strangers: My car was stuck in the middle of a highway. I felt hopeless – until some burly truckies lent a hand
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/apr/20/kindness-of-strangers-car-stuck-on-highway
Published: April 19, 2026 15:00
I was only in my teens when, late at night, my Datsun ended up dangling off a median strip. Bracing to be harassed, I walked into a truck stop to ask for help …Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesMy first car was a Datsun, in a delightful shade of…
The kindness of strangers: The Ashes heat was unbearable. Then a Barmy Army member offered his seats in the shade
Published: April 12, 2026 15:00
I’m clearly Australian – I had my Adelaide cricket cap on – but that Pommy bloke still lent a hand to someone from the oppositionRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesWe’re great enemies in cricket, England and Australia. So when the Ashes returned…
The kindness of strangers: I was taken aback by a rude remark. Then it hit me – she was absolutely right
Published: April 5, 2026 15:00
I vividly remember thinking how out of line she was. But as I thought more about what she said, I realised she’d done me a favourRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesMore than 30 years ago, I set out to build my dream house in a small rural town.…
The kindness of strangers: An online forum user shipped me a car radiator, saving me from financial ruin
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/29/kindness-strangers-online-forum-car-radiator
Published: March 29, 2026 14:00
Other commenters helped me diagnose the problem. When I couldn’t afford the solution, someone I knew only by his handle offered to payRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesAs a pensioner, money is always tight, so I was distraught when the…
The kindness of strangers: My kids sent me a birthday fax from far away – a modest man made sure I received it
Published: March 22, 2026 14:00
I was all alone in a Washington DC hotel on my birthday – and someone else had received my children’s message by mistakeRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIn the 1990s I travelled extensively for work, leaving behind my young family. It was tough…
The kindness of strangers: on an emptied train carriage, a man rubbed his hand on my thigh – then another passenger intervened
Published: March 15, 2026 14:00
It was dark and I was travelling on my own. As panic began to wash over me, I saw a young man walking down the aisleRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was already dark when I boarded the train home. I was 19 and making the half-hour journey…