What was last thing you did to help a stranger? And what was last thing a stranger did for you?

I was at the pharmacy, picking up emergency medication for my niece who had lost her rescue inhaler, and was behind someone who had to put back their prescriptions because their check had not cleared. It was a lady with a child who was about six or so, and the pharmacist was kind enough to work with her to give her a portion, until she could come back to pay the co-pay. I was checking out, and noticed that they were at the store ATM, likely trying to see the balance on her account to see what she could buy. My heart went out to her, but I didn't want to embarrass her, so I pulled the cash out of my wallet and just quietly asked the pharmacist if that would cover her co-pays.

She said that it would cover it with change to spare. I said "Good. Please ring her up and give her the change." I then pulled out the rest of the cash in my wallet and handed it to the pharmacist, who knows me, and she was about to cry, and she just said "Thank you. I prayed for an angel to help me help her, but I didn't know you were next in line." As I was leaving, she called them over the store PA system, and the lady was heading back to the pharmacy as I made my quick exit, so as not to cause any undue embarrassment.

Where I live it's expensive, and while this lady did not look like she was in need, she was probably just making ends meet, so I was in the right place at the right time and had the means with which to make the burden a little easier. I was merely the conduit through which good will came to her. If it had been for a sick child, or herself, or her parent, it didn't matter -- they got the medicine and had some extra cash to tide them over until her paycheck was credited. About a week later, I was in the pharmacy again, and the pharmacist came running from behind her counter as I was buying a newspaper, and gave me a huge hug. She said "That's from the lady you helped," and then she gave me another and said "That's from me. You have no idea how your generosity impacted her." She must have said "thank you" a million times, and I never asked the story, since it was none of my business, but was left with such a warm feeling inside that lasted for days, just knowing that they were so appreciative.

The last nice thing a stranger did for me was to purchase my order at the donut shop, a lady in a large luxury SUV, which was higher than my usual coffee because I had nieces and nephews with me, so we paid for the next three orders as that was the cost we would have spent on our own. It was such a lovely gesture to receive and then be able to continue to pay forward that day, and put us all in a very good mood.

I try with what I have. Since I am a student money is a bit difficult to find but I will always buy homeless person food or if I see someone depressed I dig my way in and talk them out of it.
Sometimes lonely people don't have anyone to talk to and just listenig helps.

Here, in Rijeka, we have these containers for clothes people don't need so I try to put some in there every month.

Also taking dogs from shelter on a walk.
Or little things like letting someone take my spot in line at a store.

Helped with Change for a parking meter, then someone else blocked me in! So fk em! Lol

I stopped and jump started a van for a fellow in the grocery store parking lot.

I donated $10,000 to the homeless shelter in my area in Hawaii