Readers share acts of goodness strangers

Readers told the BBC about the casual kindness of strangers, after the research, who found that people underestimate the good intentions of others.

In the University of British Colombia, the researchers intentionally lost their wallets to find out how much it will be returned. Almost twice as much in transfer than predicted the people who were Surveyed in the world report of happiness.

Athena Rowley, 40 years old, who lives in Ipswich with her four -year -old son Robert, was among the readers who contacted the contacts to say that they used a random act of kindness.

During Halloween last year, they went to the trick or treated Saffolk in the city and filled a small bucket of sweets. Robert – whose cheerful behavior means that he “made friends where he goes” – dressed as a character Cbeebies hey Dagga.

Returning to their home, the groups of older children were knocked about the goodies. The latest group, according to Athena, was six teens who dressed and “looked very scary”.

Robert offered them the last sweets that were in the bucket. He also hugged each of them. Five minutes later, the teenagers returned.

“I thought,” Oh, no – I have nothing left, “says Athena.

“And then they handed them to my child because they thought he could have more candy.”

She adds: “It was absolutely great because the teens are getting such a bad rap nowadays.”

Athena says their behavior simply confirms their faith in humanity and youth, in particular. “The next generation has so much kindness and empathy … At one point, the world will be in really good hands.”

Her positive look at young people shares Joselin crack, 88, and her husband Mark, 89.

The couple went to the airport from their home in Fulhem in the southwest of London when one of their tires was punched at M25.

Given the age and speed of movement, they did not dare to change the tire and called the AA. They were told that someone could be there for about half an hour. They were afraid they would miss their flight to Portugal where they were supposed to go on vacation.

Ten minutes, however, the young man in a white van pulled behind them on a firm shoulder. He said he noticed how they parked there after originally drove past them, and he turned off the freeway and returned to find out if they needed help.

“He quickly changed our tire,” says Joselin. In a hurry, she forgot to learn about his name, but asked why he stopped.

Joselin recalls what he said, “When I walked past and saw what you were in trouble, I thought they were my grandparents?”

She adds, “He would not have accepted anything for his kindness.”

Joselin says there were cases where she fell on the sidewalk just to help young people nearby. “I think the young people are very, very useful,” she says.

The stranger who assisted Sarah Marten, 66, was older, but intervened at the same time. Its history is 25 years ago, but the impression left on its remains today.

She was at the John Lewis store in Brant Croos, West London with her children to find a leatrad, here and tights for her three-year-old daughter Emily, who was going to start ballet lessons.

Finding the right size and style took a lot of time. Her son Joel, who was 19 months younger than his sister, did not enjoy herself. “Because he was so young that it was honest, frankly,” Sarah tells us. “He was ready to return to the car.”

On the debit map, Sarah was abandoning her bank. She had neither a credit card nor enough money to make a purchase. After such an attempt in the morning, and with their children they went home desperately, Sarah was upset.

Then the man behind her came forward and asked her how much she needed.

He opened his wallet and insisted that he paid for the ballerina’s clothes.

He gave her 40 pounds of sterling. “Then it was quite a lot,” Sarah says. “I was very surprised that someone would do something like that and not wait for money.”

Although Sarah recorded her address and sent him the money shortly afterwards.

“I remember he was really magical and very good,” she says. “I actually told other people that he was an angel for me in these conditions.”

Sarah, whose children are now music, says that remembering this act of kindness and listening to such cases, helps restore her faith in human nature.