Acts of kindness

TwelveStopsThenHome

I remember a girl of about 17 who said her purse had been stolen and needed bus fair home. She was very genuine and was panicking like mad. I gave her the bus fayre home and £10. She was very made up, and gave me a hug.

notatvstar

... Ahhh the random acts of kindness. I see so many as I commute by bike. I'm usually to be found (when it's raining) stuck at a junction waiting to turn right, watching the traffic zoom past . No one stops. No one cares.

Then, all of a sudden some random car (never a bus!) will stop and wave me through . I mouth "Thankyou," to them, but I really want to give them a hug.

There's been so many 'random-acts-of-kindness' in my life - too many to mention really. I'm so grateful that I do silly little things, like let strangers use my mobile and carry around spare lighters, hair bobbles, tissues etc that I give out randomly. My OH has a policy of giving his parking ticket to the next person (he always over pays) and he deliberately lets people out of junctions (when he's driving).

He's in the army and there was one time when we were in a supermarket carpark that he saw an elderly couple having some difficulty. The lady needed a wheelchair and the husband (who was frail himself) was struggling to lift her from the car into her chair. People were just ignoring them. My OH, (in uniform!) just strode over, introduced himself and then asked the elderly gentleman if he wanted a hand. I was a bit worried that he might precipitate a cardiac arrest in either or both of them! Anyways - my OH just scooped her up, put her in her chair and pushed her into the shop Her husband didn't mind as he was an old soldier and he chatted to my OH as he pushed his missus around the shop.

Loads of people in the shop came and patted him on the back and I have to confess - I don't think I could have been prouder. - Brought a bit of lump to my throat to be honest.

... This thread is like a big cosy snuggle blanket for the heart

lollipopsarah

wow what a brilliant thread, thankyou.
with all the bad stuff going on in the world, it's so good to remember that good stuff happens.
I think it was last year at work (pub) that a lady needed to make a call, so I gave her my mobile (hoping I had enough credit on it - haha) anyhoo thought no more of it, and when she she left she said thanks and put something in my hand, and before I had a chance to refuse, she disappeared.
Bless her it was a tenner - couldn't believe it, topped up next day.
I love the idea of pay it forward.
xx

mrsdwhite

Thought I'd share this link....http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/Kindness-Ideas/Browse/

crazyguy

I always do good things now,

A bloke at the cashpoint about 3 months ago withdrew a couple of hundred quid took his card and forgot the money, so I took it and shouted at him, he was grateful that I did.

I hold doors open, however am getting more reluctant to do so for the older generation as they seem to have forgot the word thank you,

The other day I helped a lady at he train station carry her pram up the stairs,

And I check out my elderly neigbours to make sure they are ok and not in need of anything,

crazyguy

Dont do this for old people :-

Hold the Door Open for Someone

Holding the door open for someone is something they just do in old movies, right? Guess again. Holding the door open is a polite and thoughtful act you can easily do for your family, friends and even strangers, every day. Whether you’re at school, the grocery story, at work, or at home, those around you will certainly appreciate your good manners. ( unless your over 60 and you just expect it done for you, wheres your manners oap's )

lollipopsarah

thankyou mrsdwhite, I will check the link later
x

Aesop

About 11 years ago, I was stood outside Nettos, waiting for a taxi to take me and my shopping home. A mum was stood outside with her 2 children. They had bought a huge sack of potatoes and she was saying it was too heavy to carry on the bus home. She asked if I knew a local taxi number, I gave her a few, and lent her my phone to ring them. They all quoted too much money for her to travel home, she lived a good 5 miles away from Nettos.

She stood there saying to her kids, she didn't know how they were going to get home with this sack of potatoes. I had £10 on me, and her taxi fare was £5, she only had £2 in her purse. I didn't have time to go and get change as my taxi was coming, so I told her to take it, happy christmas.

She called a cab, using my phone again, and said thank you so much.

I hope she did a nice deed for someone else when she could too.


About 7 years ago, My Fiance was coming home from working away. He arrived at the Train Station to find it had been snowing! I warned him the snow was very bad at home, and I thought he should stay in London until the snow had cleared. He being the stubborn man he is, got home to the nearest tube station that was still open, and then decided he was going to walk home in the snow storm :eek: It was icy, slippery, and still snowing. He wasn't even wearing clothes suitable for the weather, and he has his very large holdall to carry on his back.

So he is slipping and falling, trying to walk up hills, over roads, trying to walk home. He comes across the petrol station on his walk/fall/slip and spots a taxi cab, (black cab) filling up with petrol. He approaches the driver, slipping on his way and asks him if he will drive him home. The Taxi driver was finished for the night, but took pity on my Fiance, it was still snowing heavily, and drove him home. My Fiance tried to give him money to say thank you, but the taxi driver refused to take it.

vixx

The story that always sticks with me...

A few years ago, as a student, I worked at a real 'local' pub, in a residential area where everyone knew everone. It has a great community spirit, the kind of pub you could go to alone and not be worried about not having anyone to talk to. Never any trouble or letchy men.
I live in a city, but this area is very close knit.

Anyway, one of the regulars was a lovely single mother. It was Xmas time and she'd put all her kids xmas pressies in the boot of her car so her son wouldn't find them if he started prying. She worked hard and had spent ages saving in order to give her son a great day.

Unfortunately, some absolute **** decided to break in to her car and steal the lot a couple of days before xmas, she was absolutely distraught.
All the locals and staff in the pub decided to have a whip-round, and we managed to raise over £100 in cash, along with loads of unwanted DVD's, CD's, toys, chocolates, food etc and when we gave it to her she burst in to tears. She said it was more than she'd had in the first place and couldn't believe it. They had a great xmas day.

Real community spirit in action - and it felt amazing to be a part of it.

Emzilla

This thread is so lovely to read . Well done to anyone who has ever helped someone else out when they were in need. :T :A

I do the usual stuff of holding doors open, letting people go when I'm driving etc.

When I worked in an office, a colleague had an interview for another job in the company, and she had left her interview folder at home. I drove her home during my lunch hour so she could get it in time (she didn't get the job unfortunately).

My BIL was getting fish and chips a while back and whilst he was waiting, an old man walked out with his order but dropped his wallet. My BIL ran out after him and returned his wallet. The old man put his hand in his pocket before shaking my BIL's hand to say thank you. My BIL looked down and realised he had placed £5 into his hand to pay for his own fish and chips.

Emz xx