10 Stories That Prove Kindness Is What Makes the World Go Round

October 12, 2025 by admin

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I sat next to an elderly Japanese woman on a 13-hour flight. She was nervous, so I used Google Translate to help with her meal and customs form. We “chatted” that way for hours. She was visiting her grandson for the first time.

A week later, I got a postcard from her with a photo and a thank-you. She must’ve found my address from my bag tag. I still have it on my fridge.

Even without language, we connected. Kindness travels… literally.

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I was crying in the walk-in fridge at work. Didn’t even know the girl from another department saw me. A manager came in later and said, “You’ve been covered. Go home.”
Turns out, she took my shift without asking why.

I found out later she had plans that night—she just never mentioned it. I tried to pay her back. She said, “I hope someone would do the same for me.” Now I always keep an eye out for the quiet ones.

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I was leaving the courthouse after finalizing my divorce. Held together until the front doors.

Then I froze. A man walking in just… held the door open. He didn’t rush me. Didn’t talk. Just stood quietly.

It gave me a second to breathe. Not everything has to be dramatic to matter. Kindness is sometimes just not hurrying someone.

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