17 Stories That Prove Kindness Is the Most Beautiful Surprise Life Can Give
Sometimes life grants us small miracles — quiet, unnoticed, and incredibly warm. In this article, we put together stories that describe moments exactly like this. They will make your heart feeling lighter, and the world seeming kinder.
My husband came home from work, handed me a bank card, and said, “Here, I found it.” He grabbed the dog and went outside to walk it, leaving me to search for the card’s owner.
I decided to start simply: I transferred a dollar with the message “We found your card” and added my phone number. Literally, a couple of minutes later, I get a call. There was a young woman on the other end who was very anxious. From the conversation, it became clear that she was a stay-at-home mom waiting for her allowance to be deposited any day.
I gave her our address, and it turned out she wasn’t far from us. A few minutes later — a buzz at the intercom. A sweet girl with a little red Pomeranian on a leash was at the door. The dogs sniffed each other, we handed the happy owner her card, and we said goodbye.
A bit later, we received a small sum of money and a message, “Thank you to your family.” It’s a simple situation, anyone would have done the same, but it’s still very heartwarming to have been able to help someone.
I was standing at the bus stop near a residential complex when a car pulled up, and the driver offered to give a free ride to everyone going his way. When I asked why he was doing this, he said, “Many years ago, I noticed a pregnant girl here. She was tiny, but her belly was huge. She was standing there like a sparrow in the rain — all puffed up. I offered her a ride, but she was embarrassed to get in, saying she was all wet and would soak the seat.
I was so shocked that she stood there for an entire hour in the pouring rain in shorts and a t-shirt, and people just drove by, not stopping until I did, that now I always offer rides to people. And recently, a man gave my pregnant wife a ride and even helped carry her bags to the apartment. Kindness comes back around.”
I didn’t tell him that I was that girl, and now my friends and I always try to launch similar boomerangs of kindness.
