They claim that true heroes don’t wear capes and instead appear to be ordinary people. They just do good actions without expecting anything in return. This hero may be anyone: a neighbor, a boss, a cashier at a store, or even you.

Story 1:
A few years ago, my husband wakes me up early in the morning and asks me where my passport is. I say, “In my bag!” And he snidely says, “Where’s your bag?”
It turns out that yesterday I wandered around a construction hypermarket and left it there while I was looking at something. The bag was found, they took out my passport, started to check on the database, whether I have a loyalty card of their shop. There was no card. They started to look if my husband had a card (they found his name in the passport).
In general, the kind people didn’t just leave it, but found me, and I was totally unaware and was sleeping peacefully. I ran to the shop, they gave me the bag, and there were a lot of things I needed — documents, money…
The security guard, a good man with a sense of humor, laughed, saying that things happen. He didn’t take the money I offered to him. There are a lot of good people out there, they just don’t flaunt their kindness. © Vorobyova Larisa / Dzen

Story 2:
I was giving away clothes for a girl of 2–3 years old. A woman texted me, saying she has a difficult situation, her daughter has nothing to wear, could I send her these clothes by post? I first wanted to tell her to go take a hike, but then I thought, “Who knows what really happened there?” So I sent them all at my own expense.
A year later, I got a package. There were nuts, dried fish, homemade marmalade and other goodies. It was sent by that same woman. It turns out that her black streak was over, her husband got a good job, and she decided to thank everyone who helped them in a difficult moment. It was very unexpected and nice.

Story 3:

35 years ago, I was trying on dresses in a wedding atelier and left a few gold rings on the shelf in the fitting room. I went out with a friend, we were walking, and suddenly it was like an electric sh0ck: my fingers were bare! And it was already late, the atelier had already closed.
The next day, I rushed there after work, and the employee silently opened the drawer of her desk and gave me my riches back. My joy and gratitude were limitless! I still remember how this woman looked. © Marina K. / Dzen

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Story 5:
My boyfriend and I got on a bus. He started looking in his pockets for his wallet, but it wasn’t there! It so happened that I hadn’t brought any money with me, either. So, we are sitting, there are a lot of people, we don’t know what to do. It’s not an option to return home, as we are late.
The girl sitting opposite us pulls out her wallet and says, “Guys, I understand you, I was in a similar situation, I’ll pay for you.” We were red with shame! We tried to say that we didn’t need to, to which she didn’t pay attention and paid. There are still good people out there. © Overheard / Ideer

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Story 7:
I tipped a waitress $50 for a $20 meal because her other table was treating her so badly that she was crying in the back. © EMRmania / Reddit

Story 8:
My older sister used to tell everyone as a kid that she would only marry a guy who had a full collection of hippos from Kinder Surprise. It’s been about 20 years since then, and the childhood promise has, of course, lost its relevance. Recently, her childhood friend unexpectedly proposed to her, who had long been in love with her, but didn’t dare to confess to her.
He gave her a ring in a box that said, “I spent all my conscious life on it, even had to go abroad in search of some of them. Marry me!” And there were all the hippos from that very collection in the box along with the ring. The sister fulfilled her promise. © Chamber 6 / VK

Story 9:

My boss is strict, she never smiles. Once I was walking to work and found a kitten at the bus stop. I couldn’t just leave it, so put the little one under the jacket and took it to work. The boss saw the kitten, which I tried to hide in a box, and transformed literally in a second: a wide smile and so much tenderness in the eyes that I didn’t expect to see.
She took the kitty in her arms, poured it cream, which she adds to her coffee. And after asking if it was mine, she said that she would adopt the baby. She immediately ordered a bag of cat food, a litter tray and a bowl to the office. I think the kitten will live in paradise now. And it’s nice to find out that this robot-like lady is actually kind-hearted. © THE SRCH / VK

Story 10:
I changed a lady’s tire on the side of the road. She didn’t think I’d be able to do it (female) but her husband was an hour away. She offered me $50 when it was done, I denied and just said pay it forward.
She cried, so I hugged her and told her to drive safe. It felt good. Prior to that, I was having such a bad day. After that, I felt so much better. © Weelooweeloo / Reddit

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Story 12:
At the checkout, an old lady gave me some change while I was trying to find my coins in the bag. I paid, found my coins and, feeling terribly embarrassed because I’m young and earning well, tried to give the money back to the lady. But she didn’t take it, just said, “Oh, come on, you have to do good.” I feel like I am involved in the boomerang of goodness, and it seems that soon it will be my turn. © Overheard / Ideer

Story 13:
My eyesight was −10. So, I had to wear square, thick fusty glasses. A year into the relationship, my boyfriend told me, “These glasses don’t suit you. Don’t you want to change them?” What could I want when my parents have no money? I just said I’d never thought about it.
A week later, he took me to the optician’s, and they picked contacts for me. After that, he would buy solution for them and pay for new ones every 3 months. He would do it just to make me feel more confident and to match my looks with what was inside me. It’s been 16 years now and his care for me has not faded to this day.