Kindness Starts With One®

When I was about 5 years old, my family went to the mall and taped quarters to the gumball machines. That was how I showed kindness.

One time I had a friend and he gifted me the Fortnite item shop. I was screaming so excited, I kept saying thank you and I was so thankful.

He smells like smoke. Like smoke with a hint of marijuana. I heard that in Chefchaouen we’d certainly be offered weed, but I didn’t expect it here in Rabat. This is supposed to be the nice, new, clean capital city. But here we are, passing a dirty whiskered old man on the side of the street who smells like weed....

One time when I was driving home I saw a cat lost in the road. I picked it up and brought it home I gave it food and water. then I found the owner and gave the cat back

One Sunday, my family and I were driving to church. I had brought $20 with me to buy something at a store we were going to afterward. We had come up to this intersection as I saw a homeless man on the side of the road begging for a few dollars. I decided to give the twenty dollars to him....

There was a skin in the fortnite item shop that I wanted, without even asking my friend gifteed it to me

It was many years ago, during a hurricane that my grandfather and I evacuated the state for. We stopped by an inn, and the service there was second to none. I woke up in the middle of the night, desperately thirsty, and the man at the counter took me to the vending machine and paid for a water himself. The...

I don't have my own income yet, and still live with my grandparents. I went into the grocery store alone for the first time ever with five dollars, in order to get my grandparents a bag of ice. At the checkout line, I saw a candy that looked really good, so I put it on the conveyor belt with the...

Once when I was like, 4, i ran into the middle of a adult spa, which was really deep, i ran right into the middle and my mum jumped in after me, in here clothes, to save me, she is so kind to me i love her so much

A long time ago i went to a small market with me mum and there was the man carrying these apples in a basket as i watched him he triped and dropped the basket immediately i went to help the man was very happy and offered to buy me some food i will always try to offer help when one...

Once, my wife and some friends were having breakfast in a small restaurant.
There is this little boy moving from one table to another trying to attract the attention of the people inside so that he can sell his flowers. But nobody seemed to notice him. The were too busy eating.
And then, he moves to our table. I opened...

When my oldest two children were around 1 and 3 I decided to take them to a local nursing home to visit the elderly. I'm very introverted by nature, so this was not easy for me. But I felt that God had put it on my heart and it wasn't going away. At the time I had a grandmother I...

Last year I had 4 of my 5 young children out grocery shopping and had the checkout person had just finished scanning my full cart (around $120 worth) when I realized I'd left my credit card at home and had no cash. I went into silent panic mode and was trying to keep my composure so my kids wouldn't get...

Two boys walked down a road that led through a field. The younger of the two noticed a man toiling in the fields of his farm, his good clothes stacked neatly off to the side.
The boy looked at his older friend and said, “Let’s hide his shoes so when he comes from the field, he won’t be able to...

When i was 9, I went with my family to strawberry lake in utah. Once we arrived, i was curious about the people crawfishing. While I was watching, an asian couple who didnt speak english let me try. I dont know why, but they decided to be kind. I dont know if they even remember it, but that has stayed...

My kindness story is basically how almost everyday i give my friends all my food everyday because when i was younger i was in a tough situation with my family to the point where i barely ate because there wasn't any food at my house and everyday my best friend at that time would bring me food everyday for me...

NOTE: I DON'T THINK THE ACT ITSELF IS AN 'RAK' STORY. IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AT ALL. IT WAS WHAT FOLLOWED THAT GOT ME THINKING....

We were waiting quite a while for our luggage at Baggage Claim 6. So were the passengers right next door, at carousel 5. On its way back inside after one 'rotation', a suitcase at...

A few weeks ago I was at the Safeway located a block away from my apartment. I grabbed a couple things and began to ring up my items at the self-checkout. As I was scanning my items I couldn't help but notice the man at the self-checkout stand next to me was having some issues.

He was homeless, and didn't...

I’m an elementary school teacher and we do a lot of partner and group work. I always make the groups, but the other day I let my students make their own partners or groups for a special activity. I spoke to them about making sure everyone was included and how nobody should feel excluded. As the students were all signalling...

On the bus today a stranger trying to pay for his bus fair (Fife/ day travel) but three times his card did not work, he got off the bus aa he was unable to pay. I quickly got up and said to him I will get this for you and paid his fair and gave him his ticket, he seemed...

I'm currently in 8th grade. I had been in Remote Learning for 6th and 7th grade (because of COVID) and barely came back to in-person learning this year. When I first started, I realized how much things had changed. I had to relearn how to socialize and make new friends. All my old friends were gone. I was in a...

My mom is one of the best people I know. She is the youngest of 8 and everyone counts on her to help them get through life. That’s Mom, always willing to help someone in need. Growing up I was involved in a lot of activities and even though mom had a full-time job it didn’t stop her from taking...

My mom is one of the best people I know. She is the youngest of 8 and everyone counts on her to help them get through life. That’s Mom, always willing to help someone in need. Growing up I was involved in a lot of activities and even though mom had a full-time job it didn’t stop her from taking...

When I was in 5th grade (last year) I met a 6-year-old kid at park Pratt. He was very bad at hockey. I proposed to help him learn to play hockey and he accepted with a big smile. I spent three hours with him, and he was very happy after and me too I was very happy in my heart....

It was the winter holidays, I went sliding in front of my house. I saw a bird frozen to a metal pole. I could tell because it didn't fly away when it saw me. I blew on its feet to warm it up. I took it in my hands and blew once more on it. I covered it since it...

St. Patrick’s day this year happened over my children spring break. That morning I decided to take my three children first to the Dollar Tree to buy Uncle Zach’s birthdays gifts and then we took a short walk over to Target (Starbucks.) I had an awesome cashier named, Emma that suggested I try a new spin on their chia tea....

My son shopping with me at the grocery store I just turned around and hes 17 years old he just randomly just helps the lady behind us unload her shopping cart

I was walking outside in the rain and I saw a small kitten in a corner between two stores. I really felt bad for it because it was really cold out too and I didn’t see anyone around. So I decided to take it home and asked my parents if we could keep it and they agreed. Whenever I think...

I woke up one morning, brushed my teeth, ate my breakfast and got ready to go outside to take a little walk. My family wanted to join me so I decided to let them come with me without hesitation. After 15 minutes of walking, I started to notice how there was several litter on the ground. I didn’t think about...

This story is told by her friend. A girl saw me sitting on the buddy-bench when i was in preprimary. Then she went up to me and ask to become my friend. Ever since that day, i was never forgotten and friends with that girl forever.Simple kindness can change everything for one person.