Recently, a complete stranger handed a woman an envelope that said 'open me' and inside was a £50 note, along with a note that said it was a "random act of kindness that doesn't need to be repaid."
Little did the kind man know but the woman he chose to help really needed the money. The grieving Kent mum was struggling to find the cash to pay for the last few bits of her son's funeral costs.
The woman was with her daughter, Emma Kate, when she received the note.
Emma Kate has since taken to Facebook to express her gratitude towards the wonderful stranger.
"I never got to see the face of this man as I didn't look round to look at him until my mum had opened the envelope and by this time, this lovely man was already half way across the car park," Emma wrote.
The note was signed 'John' at the bottom.
"Now John, I don't know who you are or where you are from or why you even did such a generous thing… but little did you know that the woman you gave this envelope to (my mother) had just recently lost and buried her son (my dear brother) and we were actually discussing ways we will get the money together to pay for the last bit of the funeral. Little did you know."
“John that you touched the heart of my mum with your random act of kindness when the last couple of weeks have been her darkest!
“I sincerely thank you so so much and I would love for you to be able to see this….to see how it was so much more than ‘a random act of kindness.’”
The post has been shared on Facebook over 71,000 times, and our faith in humans has been well and truly restored.
You can read the full post below.
Today myself and my mum went to the new Asda in Gillingham, and while we were waiting outside I heard a "here you go...
Posted by Emma Kate on Sunday, April 10, 2016
