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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: My son was unconscious and I frantically called out for help – then five teenagers came running
Published: July 5, 2026 15:00
One immediately called an ambulance, another went looking for my younger son. And I still remember the small face of the girl who held her arm around meRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was at the park with my two young boys, aged five and…
Kindness of strangers: We were hopelessly lost in the Sudanese desert. Then villagers offered us a hut to stay in
Published: June 28, 2026 15:00
We were exhausted and in need of rest. In the morning, the kind locals prepared a huge breakfast and refused to accept any paymentRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesSudan in the 1980s was relatively quiet. In 1987 I was based there, working for…
Kindness of strangers: We were hurtling away on the wrong train with a baby in tow – then a gentleman offered to help
Published: June 21, 2026 15:00
This was 1983, so there was no Google Maps. All I could think to do was shout down the carriage, ‘Does anyone here speak English? We’re lost!’Read more in the Kindness of strangers seriesI was visiting the Netherlands with a friend and her nine-month-old…
Kindness of strangers: As I waited under the relentless sun, a woman brought me a freshly made feast
Published: June 14, 2026 15:00
She came directly up to me and offered the tray, accompanied by a torrent of incomprehensible GreekRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesThe straps of my backpack dug hard into my shoulders as I trudged like a zombie through the sweltering heat. I…
The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella
Published: June 7, 2026 15:00
He walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the brolly saying, ‘Here, you take this’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesIt was bucketing down, absolutely pouring. I was on my way to a birthday dinner but got lost in…
The kindness of strangers: I had a heart attack while mountain biking and someone saved my bicycle
Published: May 31, 2026 15:00
I heard the ambulance siren getting closer. And then a voice: ‘Where do you live? We’ll take your bike home for you’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was coming down a mountain bike trail when I became aware of an odd ache in the middle of my…
I was crying at the airport carousel, then a couple offered a simple solution – video
Published: May 25, 2026 07:54
'My husband and I were living in Perth with our newborn baby, James, when my husband had to go back to the UK for work. The plan was for the baby and me to follow him six weeks later. But when I got off the plane in Hong Kong and was waiting for my bag, I…
The kindness of strangers: I was a broke youth radio host who couldn’t afford a Beck ticket – then a listener called in
Published: May 24, 2026 15:00
As a uni student my pay went towards petrol and books, with little left for fun. But I never expected anyone to buy me a ticketRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was a teenager – just a little kid, really. It was 2003 and I would often…
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…