50 Wholesome Interactions Between Complete Strangers That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
Nothing to see here, just humans being bros.
They say that a stranger is a friend you haven't met yet. This sounds overly idealistic for most of us who are too busy to pay attention to the people we pass by.
Moreover, in the state of the world we live in right now, humanity appears to be divided by seemingly insurmountable walls. Yet, from time to time, we see stories of complete and total strangers going above and beyond to extend friendship to others.
Those rare moments are not so rare based on some of the posts we've seen online. These wholesome interactions between strangers are more than enough to warm our weary hearts, and they definitely make us smile.
These stories are proof that genuine kindness goes a long way. There's nothing like the human connection to make our lives well-rounded.
Humans are social by nature, and no matter how much we try to convince ourselves that we do okay when we're alone, at the end of the day, we need to have people on our side.
From people who meet over an online game and play for decades, to messages mistakenly sent to the wrong number, to a simple wave every time you see your mailman or garbage collector, these stories showcase the best parts of humanity.
1. This 15-Year-Old with a Heart of Gold
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4. From Words with Friends to Real-Life Friends
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5. Sisters Elsa and Anna Reunited at Walmart
6. The Older Gentleman Teaching a Young Man How to Tie His Tie
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7. A Rare, Not Stressful Encounter at the Airport
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8. She's a Dynamite Gal
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9. Dressed for the Holidays to Surprise the Family and Meeting a Total Stranger Dressed the Same Way. It's a Hallmark Movie!
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10. An Older Guy Came to Dine at a Restaurant Alone. He Shared Stories with His Server, Who Then Went on a Break to Sit with Him During His Meal.
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11. Every Thursday, the Garbage Man Honks and Waves to This Toddler. On Her Birthday, She Got to Meet Him and Share Her Birthday Cupcake. The Garbage Man Said That He Also Looks Forward to the Thursdays When He Gets to Say Hi to the Kid!
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12. He Took the Homeless Guy He Sees Every Day on His Way to Work to a Football Match. They Drink Coffee Together on the Streets, and the Homeless Guy Eventually Got Back on His Feet and Rented His Own Apartment. They're Still Friends.
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13. Snow White Accompanies an Autistic Boy Who Had a Meltdown at Disney World
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14. A 5-Year-Old Dressed as His Security Friend for 'Dress Like Your Favorite Person' Day at His School, Saying, 'He Keeps Me Safe.'
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15. A Guy Accidentally Enters Hirane's Shop to Ask for Directions and Now He Teaches Him Japanese for Two Hours Every Day.
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16. Unexpected Kindness from a Stranger
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17. Grandma Mistakenly Invites the Wrong Person to Thanksgiving One Year, and They're Still Like Family Six Years Later!
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18. After His Friend Passed Away, Ray Johnstone Posted a Classified Ad Looking for a Friend and a New Fishing Buddy. He Received More Than 60,000 Replies from His Post, and He Has a New Fishing Buddy Who Took Him on an All-Expense-Paid Deep-Sea Fishing Expedition.
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19. A Cop in North Carolina Spent His Lunch Break Eating Pizza and Trading Stories with a Homeless Woman.
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20. Teen Skateboarders Teaching a Kid How to Ollie Like Them
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21. We All Need a Good Friend
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22. We Need to Look Out for Each Other
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23. The Unspoken Connection Between Regular Commuters
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24. Uber Driver Beni Took His Passenger to the Hospital and Kept Him Company Knowing His Family Lives Far Away.
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25. Offer Kindness to Someone, and You'll Probably End Up with a Friend and Lots of Interesting Stories.
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26. Amazing Kid
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27. The Best Kind of Friend
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28. She Said She Remembers When She and Her Friends Dressed Up and Went Out. Now, She's Also One of the Girls!
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29. An Older Guy Makes the First Move and Patiently Waits for a Competitor. One Appeared to Melt Our Hearts, and the Match Begins.
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30. Little Sister Donated Her Heart. A Year Later, the Recipient Visited to Let the Mom Hear Her Daughter's Heartbeat.
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31. A Total Stranger Drove for Two Hours and Used His Drone to Rescue a Dog Who Was Lost in the Woods for Ten Days.
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32. Kindness Breeds Compassion
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33. Friendship and Encouragement from a Stranger at the Gym
34. Beverly and Her New Friend
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35. Gave a Guy CPR Because He Had a Heart Attack While Driving. He Survived and Finally Met the Hero Who Saved Him!
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36. Met Online and Played Hours of Games, They Meet in Person Twelve Years Later
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37. A Worker Sits Down with Kids to Explain Road Works
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38. We Do Have Guardian Angels in the Form of Our Kind Neighbors
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39. Best Friends in the Making
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40. His Brother's Bike Broke Down, and This Man Pushed It Five Kilometers with His Scooter. He Told the Mechanic They Needed Help and Bought Them Beers While Waiting.
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41. The Store Ran Out of Generators, and This Stranger Gave His to a Woman Whose Father Is Dependent on Oxygen.
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42. This Is How It's Supposed to Be
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43. A Baby Wouldn't Stop Crying at the Restaurant, and the New Parents Were Packing Up to Go Home. Cue This Couple Who Stepped In and Offered to Hold Him While the New Parents Enjoyed the Night.
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44. Isolation Brought Us All Closer in an Odd Way
45. Completely Wholesome Meet-Cute
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46. People in the Service Industry Deserve the Highest Respect (and a Livable Wage!)
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47. A Guy at the Gym Helps a Youngster with His Calculus Homework
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48. Best Cruise Friends Reunited Thanks to Twitter
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49. A Stranger Drove to the Hospital to Braid Her Hair After She Asked for Help in a Facebook Group
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50. The Best Interaction from a NYC Subway
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I go back to these stories after being bombarded by the toxicity of most social media. It's truly amazing to see that despite our differences, people will open their hearts when shown kindness.
So, the next time you go to your favorite café or receive your package from your delivery person, be sure to make time to say hi to them. Your kindness and compassion might just be the very thing they need that day.
