In a world that often celebrates being tough, some people prove that true strength is found in kindness. These stories show how small acts of compassion can change lives — and remind us that kindness isn’t weakness, it’s the quiet superpower that makes the world a little brighter.
I was returning home from visiting a family member who was in hospital. I was waiting for the lifts and saw this woman who was having a meltdown there. People moved away and didn’t want to intervene.
She managed to make eye contact with me, and a strong impulse made me walk over to her, put my arms around, hug her and console her. It was a while later when she told me that her mom had passed away a week before and that the previous night her sister had been in a major car crash
