A guy on a train gave me a piece of candy and it saved my life

2,460 views | Posted by A friend on May 21, 2026

A year and a half ago, I was mentally at my lowest. My girlfriend broke up with me, one of my best friends started hating me, I was made fun of often in school. All my life, I've been made fun of. For my appearance, for my clumsiness, for being cringy and emotionally unstable. I was just tired of everything and everyone. I...

An act of kindness saved my life, kindness saves. Hate does not

2,427 views | Posted by A friend on May 12, 2026

Hi everyone! I grew up poor, and sometimes my mom's card would decline. And I remember every single time distinctly. And I remember the kind people who would occasionally give a dollar or two so our family could afford to eat. And a while ago I was at dollar tree with my boyfriend and our other friend, and there was...

Remember that small acts can go a long way

2,407 views | Posted by A friend on May 20, 2026

It’s amazing how a single, passing comment can change someone’s entire day. Today I went out for a walk between classes. It wasn’t different from any other day, but I was stopped this time. A woman passing me commented that my bag had lovely colors, which I could hardly believe since it’s a raggedy thing....

I didn’t expect bird feeders to become part of my daily routine, but here we are

2,329 views | Posted by A friend on May 20, 2026

Some months back I was feeling heavy, not the heavy of a crisis, but that everyday weight work deadlines, noise all day long, way too much screen time. I needed something easy to turn down the noise in my brain and one weekend I set up a couple of bird feeders outside my bedroom window, frankly expecting it to be a short-lived...

Random seat mate on long-haul flight made a lasting impression

2,321 views | Posted by coloredchalk on May 15, 2026

So I was just reading a story about somebody on a long flight with a screaming baby and how she was treated, and it made me think of how I had the opposite experience. I’ve got pretty bad anxiety in general and Covid made it a lot worse, so while my husband and I have always loved traveling, we haven’t really gone...

Faith in the Middle of the Storm

2,274 views | Posted by James Goodrich on May 25, 2026

When things are going right, the family is happy, work is going well, we’re getting good breaks, we know God is in control, He is on the throne, He’s directing our steps. But having faith doesn’t exempt us from difficulties. The storms of life come to every person. Someone walks out of our life, we lose someone to an...

Coworkers got me a birthday cake

2,224 views | Posted by Rae on May 16, 2026

I'm 18 and currently working my first job. There is a woman in my office, let's call her Mary, who is always really sweet to everyone. She always organises cakes and celebrations for everyone and she's generally just lovely to be around. We haven't known each other for long but she always asks me how I am and calls me...

An ER visit from hell brightened by a random act of kindness

2,222 views | Posted by A friend on May 26, 2026

In August of 2020, my daughter (10 years-old at the time) and I went over to a friend's house for a BBQ. It was early in the pandemic, which will be important later on in the story. The kids swam in the pool and were bouncing in their trampoline. At one point, I hear screaming and run over to the trampoline. My daughter is in shock (not...

Random woman from far away sees me crying and checks in on me

2,213 views | Posted by A friend on May 13, 2026

So I was having a hard day. And my boyfriend was having a long week. And a 30 minutes ago that caused us to butt heads. I'll admit I'm sensitive, so I had to end the call with him to go outside and have a cry. Why outside? I live with other people and the sound carries in that house like you're yelling into a tunnel....

Love and Pain

2,205 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on May 19, 2026

I hurt my back as a boy and it never quite healed right. I don’t know if it was from playing football, lifting weights unsupervised, or wrecking my bike. But for over 40 years now my back has been in pain every single day. No amount of stretching it, exercising it, cracking it, popping it, icing it, heating it, or resting it makes the...

Medical support bear

2,150 views | Posted by A friend on May 22, 2026

I had to get a small procedure done today and I had to be put under. I brought a teddy bear with me for comfort and emotional support. When I woke up, I saw that the nurses gave my emotional support teddy bear a medical mask and a mini bonnet cap to match mine. I just thought this was so sweet and cute, and...

Tooth fairy assistant

2,137 views | Posted by tkotickle on May 14, 2026

My son lost his first tooth on the school bus today. An older girl gave him this tiny container to keep it safe. Later when I look at it closer, I realized it’s not just a random doll accessory, but a specific "tooth saver box". I’m now utterly amused by the possibility that this 12-year-old just...

“Pleasantly confused” woman makes my whole day

2,040 views | Posted by usandthings on May 28, 2026

I work as a nurse practitioner in a hospital, and as anyone in healthcare can tell you, it can be a grind. Rude patients, hard cases, heavy work load. Anyway, I’m trudging through my day and I walk into a patient’s room- she’s about 75, dementia but “pleasantly confused”- and say “hello my name is...

I just started at this job two weeks ago and my coworkers got me a birthday card

2,036 views | Posted by Rebecca on May 25, 2026

So my birthday was May 2nd and I started this job on May 11th. I was not expecting a birthday card at all. I was definitely on the verge of tears, but I didn’t want to cry because I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop. Really made me feel seen and...

Bought an orchid for a Publix employee for Mother’s Day

1,990 views | Posted by Kat on May 18, 2026

I just wanted to yap about this interaction I had the other day and don’t really have anyone to talk to about it. I was at Publix buying a few items. At the self checkout, an employee was there greeting customers and monitoring the self checkout. She was talking to herself a lot, just thinking out loud. She said...

A real life good samaritan got me out of a tight spot yesterday

1,987 views | Posted by BlackEagle367 on May 27, 2026

I wanted to share an experience that happened yesterday which has fully restored my belief that there are genuinely kind and decent people out there. At around 2pm, my partner and I were driving to a countryside pub just south of the M25 (London, UK), and about 0.5 miles away from a petrol station my car ran out of fuel. I pulled...

I installed my baby girls car seat. My first “real dad” thing. Best morning ever

1,935 views | Posted by A friend on May 18, 2026

Wife and I have been trying for years and we (mostly her) went through the IVF route and she is finally pregnant and we are 24 weeks along. Today she asked me to install the car seat so that our dog can get used to it being there. Took me a full hour and after no texts or call back, a couple of YouTube videos that didn’t...

Passenger complimented me on my smile

1,934 views | Posted by George on May 26, 2026

This happened summer last year but I felt like sharing. On a rather warm summer evening I was working at a train station, it was during rush hour so it was pretty hectic and I was helping a passenger find the train he was intending to get. Out of nowhere he comment "by the way every time I come through here you...

Kind Stranger next to me on a flight to California

1,875 views | Posted by Amanda on May 30, 2026

In March 2019 I was living in Austin, Texas and I jolted awake and checked my phone to see my sister called which if you know my sister that's not normal. I called her back and found out my dad had a heart attack and was headed to the hospital. I immediately book a flight and my mom (she was visiting me in ATX, they are...

A Gentle Reminder

1,844 views | Posted by Joseph J. Mazzella on May 29, 2026

I had a powerful dream last night. I was driving an old blue pick-up truck along a dusty, country road. I had no idea where I was going or how I got there. Suddenly I saw a short, stout man with black hair and thick glasses walking along the side of the road. I stopped and offered him a ride. He climbed in and we rode along in silence for...