I was on a 4 hour bus journey and everyone had gotten off for a rest stop, rushing to go and buy overpriced coffee nearby.

I was in the front seat and just stood up to stretch whilst waiting…the bus driver and I got talking about how insane the price of a lot of drinks are now - and I mentioned I regretted not bringing my thermos of tea with me but hadn’t had room - he immediately reached in to a wee cubbyhole and brought out his thermos, poured me a cup, and then insisted I took a (very nice) biscuit to go with it!

We sat together, drinking and munching peacefully, looking at the nearby mountains and it all filled me with a deep contentment. I gave him a heartfelt thanks when we reached the city, and do hope I see him again and can return his kindness.

I rarely see much niceness around me socially, and it meant an awful lot.