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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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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…
The kindness of strangers: on the plane I was overwhelmed with grief, then a passenger let me rest my head on his shoulder
Published: March 8, 2026 14:00
I was leaving behind my friends and family and contending with the loss of my beloved dad. When I boarded, I really fell apartRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesA long-haul flight in economy is never an appealing prospect, but this one felt…
The kindness of strangers: at San José airport, I couldn’t pay my departure tax – then a woman handed me the cash
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/02/kindness-strangers-airport-departure-tax
Published: March 1, 2026 14:00
There was no ATM at the airport and banks were closed. If I missed this flight, all my subsequent flights would have been cancelled Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was 19 and travelling by myself for the first time. It was 1994 and departure…
The kindness of strangers: I was exhausted wrangling my two young kids – then a man popped $2 into the coin-op ride
Published: February 22, 2026 14:00
When I was feeling utterly worn out, a stranger came along to give my kids joyRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was completely exhausted. While wrangling two kids aged under three, my husband and I had just moved all the way from the Kimberley…