Saturday 5 October, 2024

This random act of kindness on a train is going viral worldwide

Somebody’s day just got made.

THIS TOUCHING AND apparently random act of kindness on the subway in New York is capturing people’s hearts left, right and centre.

A man spots a women selling flowers for a dollar each on the train, and decides to buy each one, all 140 of them, with one stipulation.

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The woman is overwhelmed by the sudden windfall.

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And she obliges by paying it forward.

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The kind deed took place in 2013 but has started to go viral again this week as people share the heartwarming video.

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This random act of kindness on a train is going viral worldwide

Here’s how much the price of a pint in Ireland has gone up by since 1928

Some wonderful person has erected a ‘Careful Now’ sign on the N11