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

Ordered an Uber home from the ER. I was bandaged up but cleared. Driver pulled up, looked at me, and said, “You sure you’re okay?” I nodded.
He said, “We’ll wait 10 minutes. I’ll drive after that.” He just sat. Didn’t start the ride.
Turns out, I wasn’t okay. But after sitting silently in his car for 10 minutes, I kind of was.
Then he drove.

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I was walking home in the rain with no umbrella and my hoodie soaked through. Passed by a tiny bus shelter where an old man was sitting, dry, reading a paperback.
He waved me over. Took off his plastic poncho and made me wear it. I protested. He said, “I’m already home. This bench is mine.”
He smiled and went back to reading in the rain.

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