Do you believe in the kindness of strangers?

I believe that there are good people out there, me being one of them =) I've had complete strangers do kind acts for me for no hidden agenda but only to be nice. When i first moved into my home, i had numerous neighbors come to my home to introduce themselves and welcome me to the neighborhood. I found that so weird for that has never happened to me before but i embraced the kindness from these strangers. I too work in customer service and have had plenty of strangers compliment me with either what i was wearing or how helpful i was or for just smiling and having a positive attitude. Don't get me wrong, I've come across some real dirt bags! But yes there are good people out there, unfortunately there are bad ones too. Cheer up =) Stay with a positive attitude and be kind to others even if they don't deserve it. You will attract those good ones!! =)

I've had lousy days before and had a stranger just smile at me or stop to talk to me and it's really perked me up. One time I was sitting outside my work on a break, feeling pretty bad because I just had a customer yell at me for something I had no control over. Another customer was walking into the store and they saw me and stopped and smiled at me and asked if I was ok. I didn't want to spill my problems on her so I smiled and said "yeah I'm fine thank you." But it really made me feel better knowing some stranger wanted to know if I was alright. I work customer service so I come in contact with a lot of people daily. And I love doing everything I can to help them out. Sometimes they come into my store having bad days and they need something but don't even want to be there. I like to smile at them, get them talking, and give them a good experience at my store. Even if I can't fix their problems, I can give them a few good minutes. I also like to give my customers coupons to help them save money (even tho it's against our store rules) because it makes them happy :) I've also had strangers help me out online before. I needed money for my dog to have an operation. I asked my online friends for help in a journal and I got money from even strangers who had read my journal. My dog was able to get her surgery in days! Sometimes people can surprise you with their kindness. Yes they can also surprise you with how rude and stupid they can be. But you gotta remember, not everyone is cruel.

I've had a few people do small kindnesses for me and I often do small things for strangers. Recently I've had people give me their stamps that a supermarket was giving out so that I would have enough to get a free item. I quite often do small things like get stuff off of shelves for people who can't reach them. So I do believe in the kindness of strangers to some extent. However, I have also encountered people who are rude, pushy and other things that are not kind.

I don't believe this. There has to be some hidden motives to that. Someone had done a nice thing for me but i just don't see it as clean.

I believe in the kindness of strangers. I for one try my best to help those who need it, because there have been a couple of times when I was being helped out as well. One night, I was still in school because I had to do Powerpoint slides in the library (I had no laptop, and the library offered freshmen students free computer usage). It was already late in the evening (10 PM) and I ran out of jeepneys to ride (the university I was going to was so distant from home that I had to take three rides [a bus, the metro rail, and a jeep])! I asked the security guard where I could take a ride but unfortunately because it was already late I had to wait for what's left. The guard and the library custodian came with me and waited for me to have a ride, and then they gave me money. I told them that I already had money but they insisted on giving it to me since I would be taking rides which were not what I normally would take. I was very thankful because I realized that if they hadn't given me the money, I would have slept on the streets, LOL, for what I originally had was sooo not sufficient. There was also one time when I was going home from school, I sat beside a woman. The bus conductor told me to pay the regular transpo fee (with no student discount) since I had no ID (it was still being processed). The woman then pleaded the conductor to consider me because of it, but the conductor was really strict. After that, I had a pretty good convo with that woman, and I found out that she went to the same school I was going to. When I was about to get off, she gave me money as well. LOL. She was pretty insistent too. I didn't expect these kinds of things from strangers. There was even one time when I sat beside someone who kinda preached the Bible to me.

Sometimes I do. But oftentimes, considering most kinds of people we have in this age, it's hard to place trust on people we don't know. For me, I don't entirely put my trust to anybody - stranger or not - simply because I don't want to be disappointed, or something like that. It's a lot better to be on-guard with the people around you before regretting for trusting too much.

It doesn't matter what everyone else does. It's what you do that counts!!! Maybe all those other people just have not been taught yet. Teach with your example. If you do this unconditionally, the day it returns will be a great day and a wonderful surprise.

Sometimes when we are in difficulty and need someone with us at that time and if no loved one is around us than even a smile from a stranger is very encouraging to us.It depends on the situation how we look at a stranger.we often feel if we talk to a stranger than we may cause some problem but not all stranger are bad.I believe it's only our instinct how we look at the STRANGER!

I do believe on the kindness of strangers.Its like being a good samaritan.But sometimes I feel suspicious when they look VERY suspicious but then again I also remember the saying dont judge the book by its cover.Be smart in believing on the kindness of others because you might be deceived.Sometimes I do little good things for other people so I think what they are thinking of the help that I offered them.

I had been helped by so many strangers .Its strange but amazing fact about me that I am helped by strangers not by my friends.I mostly believe on strangers instead of believing in my friends.I am not saying that my friends did not help me but I am saying that they leave me at that moment at which I want them most. I also helped so many strangers as I was helped by strangers.It doesn't matter that whoom I am helping.I just help them who are in need.

I believe in the kindness of strangers.If a stranger shows his or her kindness to you without any bad motive,you should believe it.

I don't like to believe everybody I can't even trust people I know so I kind of make it a habit not to trust people. Well I think it would help to profile people even though it is not good, but I am usually right about it.

I do not believe in the kindness of strangers. I think everyone is capable of anything, but I also believe that their are kind people out there. It all depends on the situation you are in or past situations you have been through. For example, most people in smaller areas like where I come from would stop and ask someone on the side of the road if they needed any help, whether it is day or night. I used to be one of these people and still am to some extent, but now with a lot greater caution to stop then I ever used to have. I had a bad experience once when I stopped to help the person in front of me that I watched blow out a tire. Long story made short their was something going on that was not right in that vehicle. The fact that when this happened I called 911 due to the circumstances of the situation, which was not from the tire blowing out, I also left the scene to get away from the guy driving. When I read the paper that next week and the story in the paper was completely differant than what I had witnessed I had to call the police, go in and give a formal statement as to what had happened. It was messed up and a lot of investigating occured because of this so I am very skeptical about anyone at anytime.

i really believe in the kindness of stranger. i saw many times people trying to help strangers or trying to comfort strangers. some example of mine: my printer was broken, so i carried it to the nearest electric shop to fix it. the printer is not the small one as home or private use. it is a big laser jet (not as big as the multifuction laserjet). i dont have a car and my boyfriend is not at home, so i carried it and walked to she shop, which is 500 meters away. i think it is not so far but actually, i felt like dying on the way. there were 2 persons asked to help me on the way. though i did not accept their help, i know their word shows that they cared and wanted to offer some help. the result is not important. i am very independent and never accept others help. but im really moved if someone trying to provide help, though i know they are not able to help me. it makes me happy if they have that idea to give a hand. once, when i cross the road, a motorbike turned left while the light is red and its speed is very high. i was shoched and stopped in the middle of the road. the motor went next to me, only 10cm away. after he drove away, i woke up and run across the road with fear about what happen just now. then i heard a woman asked me on the other side of the road if i was ok. and i answer her with thanks. she still worried if i was hurt or scared that she came across to make sure i am fine. i felt very thankful and moved. there are so many good guys. we cant say some one is not kind because he did not help us or because he did not do what we want. we should have a thankful heart and see more good activities people do.

of course some are really generous soul and so kind that they are very helpful while some strangers do not need to be trusted as sometimes some are bad so their is a need to watch for those signs since it is hard to let other people take advantage of you when they have other hidden motives. So it's nice to be clever most of the times to avoid being the victim of bad elements.

Well i used to be one of those completely strange guy , that liked to help people , even now i have that intention , but i stopped doing so ever since i got my back stabbed by a complete 'friend" , the thing is that when you are too kind with other people , here where i live , they intend to take you for a stupid person and start to take advantage of your kindness , so i decided to stop been stupid and focuse only on people who have recognized my intentions and that stick to me when i need it theire help. Have a nice day , and i hope that one day you will find kindness down your road.