Heartwarming human connection and strangers helping strangers.
Acts of Kindness
Two moon bears and two sun bears, all over 20 years old, spent decades in captivity at a private business in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — until their keeper voluntarily gave them up, no payment asked. Animals Asia carried them 900km to a new sanctuary in Bach Ma National Park and named them
Acts of Kindness
When historic flooding hit Buckhannon, West Virginia, the Whistle Stop Bar & Grille came out untouched. Owner Chantal Ward turned that stroke of luck into a pay-it-forward meal program that's already fed the town thousands of dollars' worth of meals — from a family business her grandparent
Acts of Kindness
Two hundred strides from the Boston Marathon finish line, Ajay Haridasse's legs gave out. Strangers Aaron Beggs and Robson Oliveira stopped their own race to carry him across the line — even though it cost one of them his own personal best.
Acts of Kindness
An 81-year-old woman hadn't been back to Puerto Rico in over 50 years — too afraid to fly. Then a stranger she'd just met on a New York train made her a promise: "I'd be happy to fly with you."