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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: After my wife died, a football club made an extraordinary gesture
Published: October 18, 2026 14:00
My son had only played two seasons for St Mary’s Greensborough, five years earlier. I don’t know how they even got our new address but they took the time to send him a care packageRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesFooty clubs, and the AFL…
The kindness of strangers: In one of my darkest periods, a few compassionate words helped turn my life around
Published: October 11, 2026 14:00
I was standing at the traffic lights with the weight of the world on my shoulders when a man approached. He will probably never know the impact he had on my lifeRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesMy cousin had recently died in a terrible accident…
The kindness of strangers: Two helicopter pilots flew down low to wave to my three-year-old son – he was beside himself with joy
Published: September 27, 2026 15:00
My son adores helicopters, so we waved as hard as possible as it flew past. Then it suddenly looped and came back aroundRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesMy sister lives in Ukraine; I live in Australia. We had gone five long years without seeing…
The kindness of strangers: I was a ball of stress taking my four children on an international flight – then a passenger tucked a blanket around my sleeping son
Published: September 20, 2026 15:00
Walking on to the plane with the kids in tow, I could almost hear people think, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to be seated next to them!’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI won’t lie – I was having nightmares before the trip. When my family…
The kindness of strangers: On a busy motorway, my child vomited in the car. I was overwhelmed – then a man came with a bucket of water
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/14/kindness-of-strangers-child-vomit-man-helped
Published: September 13, 2026 15:00
My son was inconsolable and the back seat was an absolute mess. After a few minutes of trying to clean up, a stranger emerged from a nearby houseRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesKids always get sick at the worst possible time. For instance: the…
Kindness of strangers: A hall-of-fame athlete helped my 94-year-old mum buy a vacuum cleaner
Published: September 6, 2026 15:00
A woman in the queue said she was happy to drive an hour, pick up the vacuum, then bring it to Mum’s house. I was worried – but how wrong I was!Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesFor a 94-year-old woman, my mother is still very busy and active.…
The kindness of strangers: My car had been towed and my kids had no shoes, then a man made a wonderful offer
Published: August 30, 2026 15:00
Can you help me?, I asked. I think my car’s been towed away, and my children don’t have any shoesRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesOne of the first things we did after moving from the UK to Vancouver was buy a car. Unfortunately, I didn’t…
The kindness of strangers: I was a young, solo tourist when a taxi driver became aggressive – then two men stepped in
Published: August 23, 2026 15:00
They relayed to me that the driver wanted more money. I went to grab my wallet, but they told me to put it awayRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI travelled alone a lot when I was younger and often got myself into stupid situations. You think…
Kindness of strangers: The day of my mum’s funeral, the saleswoman at the stationery store made me feel less alone
Published: August 16, 2026 15:00
Because I’d visited so often to print things, she made me feel that someone had witnessed the journey I was on, all the way through to its difficult conclusionRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesMum’s disease progressed slowly at first, and then…
Kindness of strangers: Leo drove us home in a blizzard, and his parting words have stayed with me
Published: August 9, 2026 15:00
The roads were so treacherous that what should have been a five-minute drive took 40 minutes. My mum didn’t speak much English, so I did the talkingRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was graduating from university the same day Storm Goretti was…
Kindness of strangers: Lost in the Thai rainforest, a fellow backpacker picked me up and carried me home
Published: August 2, 2026 15:00
For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for helpRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesWe had heard there was an incredible waterfall somewhere deep in the Thai rainforest. Seeking it out almost killed…