Readers share the friendly behavior of strangers

Readers have told the BBC about the random acts of kindness of strangers and have since found that people underestimate the good intentions of others.

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Athena Rowley, 40, lives in Ipswich with her four-year-old son Robert, and is a reader who gets in touch with them saying they benefit from random acts of kindness.

They had trick-treat or treatment in Suffolk Town last year during Halloween and filled a small bucket with candy. Robert’s behavior is pleasant, meaning he’s “friends everywhere” – wearing a Cbeebies character Hey Duggee.

After returning home, a group of older kids knocked on candy. Athena told us that the last group was six teenagers who were dressed up “looking horrible.”

Robert provided them with the last candy in the bucket. He also hugged each of them. Five minutes later, the teenager returned.

“I thought, ‘Oh, no-I have nothing left.” “I opened the door and the kids stood in candy bags.

“Then they handed them over to my kids because they thought he might not have more candy.”

She added: “It’s definitely great because teenagers are getting so bad these days.”

Athena said their actions simply reaffirmed her belief in humans and young people. “The next generation has so much kindness and empathy…at some point, the world will be in very good hands.”

Her positive views on young people were made by 88-year-old Jocelyn Tress and her husband Mark, 89.

The couple was heading to the airport from their home in Fulham, southwest London, when one of their tires was pierced on the M25.

Given their age and traffic speed, they were afraid to change the tires themselves and rang for the AA. They were told that someone might get there in half an hour. They were worried they would miss the flight to Portugal and should have a vacation there.

Ten minutes later, a young man in a white van pulled up on his hard shoulders. He said he found they stopped there after they first drove past them, so he turned off the highway and came back to see if they needed any help.

“He changed our tires very quickly,” Jocelyn said. She hurriedly forgot to find his name, but did ask why he stopped.

Jocelyn recalled: “When I went over and saw you in trouble, I thought, do they think they were my grandma and grandpa?”

“He got nothing for his kindness,” she added.

Jocelyn said sometimes she was stuck on the sidewalk and was just helping a young man nearby. “I think the whole young people are very helpful,” she said.

Helped Sarah Marten, 66, gets older but intervenes when similar needs are needed. Her story comes from 25 years ago, but the impression left today remains on her remains.

She found tights, tutus and leotards for her three-year-old daughter Emily at the John Lewis store in Brent Cross, West London, and she was about to start her ballet class.

It has taken a long time to find the right size and style. Her son Joel is 19 months younger than his sister and he is unhappy. “Because he’s still young, it’s a stressful morning to be honest,” Sarah told us. “He’s ready to get back in the car.”

On Till, her bank rejected Sarah’s debit card. She has neither a credit card nor enough cash to make a purchase. After such a tough morning, her children are now eager to go home, Sarah is frustrated.

Then, a man behind a queue walked forward and asked her how much money she needed.

He opened his wallet and insisted on paying for the ballerina’s clothes.

He gave her £40. “That’s a lot of things,” Sarah said. “I’m surprised that someone would do something like this and don’t want the money to come back.”

Although Sarah did write down his address, she sent the money to him soon after.

“I remember he was really charming and very friendly,” she said. “I actually told others that in this case, he was an angel to me.”

Sarah’s children are now musicians, and he says remembering that kindness and hearing similar behaviors helped restore her belief in human nature.