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The kindness of strangers: I was lost in the pouring rain
He walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the brolly saying, ‘Here, you take this’
TL;DR
- The author was lost in Sydney during heavy rain and received help from a stranger.
- The stranger offered their umbrella, gave directions, and then gifted the umbrella to the author.
- The author kept the umbrella for years and later passed it on to someone else in need.
- The encounter highlights the nature of unperformative true kindness.
- The Guardian is soliciting reader stories about similar acts of kindness from strangers.