Who's 1 stranger that you still remember? (Strangers Answer)
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I stumbled upon your channel and it's such a unique concept.
It's amazing to see people's raw emotions displayed.
I wish you ongoing success. ❤
The first lady was so lovely. Her encounter with the lady in the abusive relationship, that way she stood up for her, the way she still thinks about her and the visible sadness on her face 🥺.
I hope the stranger sees this video and reaches out. So they could be reunited! I hope she left home shortly after
An angel on earth
Just send her love. She will feel it.
Yeah
I’m the first girl in your video, and my mom is the park ranger. We had such a nice time talking to you ❤ you’re so beautiful inside and out. now you’re a stranger we will never forget :)
Props to you for walking back to the woman & speaking openly to set the record straight. If she ever had doubts about whether he was manipulating her, you may just have made the difference there.
Any interaction, no matter how small, can have a profound ripple effect. Thoraya's videos are testament to that! :)
@@mainservernot386 of course! As you can tell from my mothers hiking story, I was not raised to overlook the safety/well being of others. I actually cussed her boyfriend out & got into a verbal fight with him.. I left that part out 😅 but she definitely knew she had someone on her side ❤
I was so touched by your obvious care and concern about your stranger. I was so glad that you set the boyfriend straight, and I believe that you helped this girl move another step (maybe the final step?) towards leaving this jerk. Thank you for making the world a more beautiful place. Best,
You both did the right thing in my opinion. Loved your stories!
🤗🤍
I still think of this elderly lady who stared right at me during the entire train ride while I was backpacking solo through Europe. I was in Italy & I am a black girl, the only one in that particular train carriage... I´m not sure why, but I felt that she was going to tell me something derogatory. Instead, we got off the same station & she told me in English that she couldn´t stop staring because ´You are very beautiful´.
Old people get away with everything just because they're old 😂 but that's so sweet 🥰 I'm happy you had that interaction at the end of the trip
Something similar happened to me when I was 14. I used to dress very emo/goth, and I saw this shop owner staring at me while I looked round the store. I nervously went to the register, and my mum came up as well, the shop owner lady said, “is this your daughter?” I thought she was going to comment on my clothes or something, but instead she said “I just wanted to say your daughter is so beautiful and gorgeous, she is so lovely.”
It made my entire day, I couldn’t stop smiling. At that time in my life I had very very low self esteem. I thought I was quite ugly and I hated my face, but that day was different :)
All the above are amazing encounter worth more than silver
@@ZiggyonMars PRAISE THE LORD! PEOPLE ARE NOT ALWAYS HOW THEYC SEEM. GOOD FOR HER FOR SAYING THAT. I AM RELATING TO YOU ON THE SELF-ESTEEM ISSUE. YOU ARE WORTHY OF A GOOD LIFE-GOD MADE YOU AND YOU ARE HIS MASTERPIECE!
@@jacquidanke1263 WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING!? But yeah that was very nice of the shop owner
I love how close up they zoom in because it truly makes me realize how everyone is so naturally beautiful in their own ways and honestly just makes me appreciate natural beauty more. Every person that I’ve ever seen on one of these videos was gorgeous, honestly. I really like how they do that :)
It really makes me think that if I can find beauty in every person Thoraya films, why can’t I find beauty in myself?
@@lazycloud4684 we are our own harshest critics. Maybe you can have a friend record you close in like that and you can give your own response to a Thoraya question. ❤ Take your time to watch it. Like, watch it later. Don't criticize... just look at it with fresh eyes when you are ready.
“Once I do meet a stranger, they become a friend” this video has ranked high as one of your best. So wholesome! Thank you Thoraya
Just goes to show everyone is capable of having love for each other. Loved that guys response.
I liked his response but not everyone has good intentions. 👀 Some people can be sweet but most people will take advantage of you if they can. It's a sad reality 💔
I'm out here Bawling like the Lakers
@@allisonstark193 whilst this maybe true i feel like talking abt these negative things in life only places more importance on them. always believing the best in someone is surely the best way for society to progress. i mean think about it if if no one ever placed any faith or trust in you would you have any friends? and whilst you can argue that a balance of scepticism and faith in humanity is the way forward id argue that placing your faith in humanity despite its wrongdoings is the path to a less evil society where we can all work together to understand each other. Look I'm just trying to say that rather then spreading awareness to the evil in the world we should be spreading awareness on how to fix the evil by killing it from its roots for example instead of placing all the blame on the school shooters in America we need to look at the unforgiving society that created them and see how we can fix this eg banning guns in America. in conclusion i just want you to understand that thats its not just some sad reality that we dont partake in its the responsibility of every living person to try our hardest to help each and every person out of their manipulative ways or their abusive relationships or there insecurities or whatever bad things they may be a part of through kindness and love and maybe therapy lol. so don't say its a sad reality like there's nothing we can do about this because there is something we can do abt it and that is just the little things eg asking someone you haven't talked to in awhile how they're doing cus trust me it helps lonliness is at an all time high along with suicide so i think this kind of mindset is really really valuable and i want as many ppl as possible to understand it
@@alfinpovg6378In essence, you're saying "Where focus goes, energy flows!" 💛 💫 🌟
One time I was taking a walk on a nearby old country road and I was sad. and this young guy who was on a motorcycle was driving by and he stuck his hand out to high five me- I missed the first time and then he turned around and we tried again and we got the high five. He waved and then drove away and I never saw him again. It was so nice because I needed that little encouragement and he was the one that gave it to me.
This made me smile 😊
I am smiling too! 😊
:)
WHY DID THIS MAKE ME TEAR UP! such a sweet story!
That is so wholesome and nice. Thank you for sharing 😊
I am that "stranger." Rode the train to work for 5 yrs and one morning a college kid jumped on obviously he had been running late, the conductor came around for his ticket which he didn't have so he was cited. He cried his eyes out, it broke my heart so I told him I'd pay his ticket. When the due date arrived, we both went to the courthouse and I paid the $50. The following week he brought his mother onto the train and she thanked me over and over along with a dozen homemade tamales. 💓 From that day forward I continue to do "random acts of kindness ." Love & Light to All.
That's amazing❤
That's a really good thing you did. A random australian is now very proud of you 🙏
If you get tamales, you know you did something right.
I was on train seated next to a family. They had a 5 year old daughter and she was just staring at me. I started talking to her, she told all about what her parents had planned for her and her siblings that Saturday. When the train got to their stop and they were about to get off, she ran into my arms, hugged me and said, “I will miss you” with a sweet voice and teary eyes. I cried all the way to my stop because I really needed that hug and she had no idea. I will never forget her.
Beautiful ❤️
I left this on the last video you did but I wanna share again: A stranger changed my life once, I'll never forget them. Here's my story. Content warning for self injury scars.
When I was 14 I went to Warped Tour for the first time. I didn't really have any friends so I went alone, hoping to meet up with others. It was a very hot day so I wore a tanktop and shorts which meant my scars out for everyone to see. I had a bit of anxiety but hoped nobody would mind. My parent walked me to the line and dropped me off at the end behind a group of girls. They turned around and we began chatting about music. Then one of them did something that changed my life. She told me "you're so strong for making it through that, I'm so proud of you" then hugged me. Thanks to her, as a 22 year old adult I rarely feel the need to hide my scars. I'm able to be open and proud about the battle I overcame and I will never stop being grateful for that.
I have scars too. It is too hot sometimes to hide them. I am 48 but I scar badly so the worse ones never faded much.
doesn't surprise much (and i'm happy for it!) that someone told you that 8 years ago. society has changed a lot, more since millennials arrived to adulthood. would surprise more if that story had 18 years or more, considering how relentless people could be back then (more you go back in time, more society could be awful to each other if you're not within the norm for that time). anyway, the value of that stranger's action is the exact same, no matter the time it was done. she was certainly a beautiful human being, and I can imagine the healing power of her words. i'm very happy you had the chance of having that encounter
your story is so beautiful i want to be the kind of person that can make a positive impact on peoples lives similar to the person in your story and hearing that what she did for you really changed your life nearly made me tear up so thanks for sharing and i hope you are doing well
That’s so inspiring and sweet💙
i really dont see the added value of including a warning if the warning already says the things, it is just a spoiler alert and doesnt help to not trigger people that would be triggered because the warning already contains the word/phrase
The one stranger I will never forget was a little girl. I had a very dark depressive day and it was pretty much hard to get up and go to work, but I had to for the sake of bills. When I was going to the front after clocking in, a little girl saw my makeup and purple hair. "Mommy, mommy, she looks like a princess," the little girl said. To this day, I cry over that statement because I needed that 1 statement to get through that day.
I always remember the quote "if you see something beautiful in someone, tell them" , ive been practicing this one. Whenever I see someone, i do or dont know i try to tell them how beautiful i think they look or something like that. Kindness always wins and as long as we got that , we are full. So, this video really made me feel full in some way. I love seeing how there are still people in this world that are good and who will appreciate you and i guess life is worth living. :)
This quote touched something in my soul, I will start put this in practice, thanks for the sharing bro, you seem to be a really good human being
@@alexandreespejo thank you so much! I try to be :)
I've always done this naturally compliment strangers in the street about there hair there clothes there smile I never took much notice until I realised I've never met anyone who does it too xx
I want to. I always have the compliments in my head but they get stuck in my throat. Working on my confidence so I can tell people they are beautiful :)
@@lucidrubix3627 really that's sad in a (heart warming way) I've always been outspoken and confident in that way I see then I speak got me in trouble alot over the yrs but I've learnt to always speak the nice things and compliments. I remember being in a shop and a much older man in his 70s walked past and he smelt so fresh like out the shower and aftershave so I said u smell amazing.. honestly it made his day his face lit up and he was so shocked I payed him attention u could see it really lifted him & made his day. Honestly just try it not only could it make there day it could help there confidence u never know what someone is going through. #be nice xxxx
Imagine that someone out there is thinking about you when they think of a stranger that changed their lives
In southwest Colorado, I picked up a hitchhiker going to California. He said he was from Missouri. It was late and nothing was open, so we slept the night in my car. The next morning, I gave him $20 and took him to a place outside of Creede and dropped him off. Years later, I turned on the Mike Douglas show. There he was talking about his latest movie. He then talked about and thanked the man, me, who gave him the $20 in Colorado.
Wow, is this really true? It's amazing. Who was he?
Woww!!!
Who was it?
@@ceIIardoor I'm not a name dropper. We talked about his acting aspirations, his reason for going to California. Just look up on line actors from Missouri.
@@ronaldnichols9945Wait when was this? I think I know who you're talking about lol
A few weeks ago I went to a shopping mall with my friends. My friends found some clothes to try on so I waited outside, the changing rooms were in a very small and cramped hallway that could barely fit one person, but I waited outside in case my friends needed me. A women in her mid to late twenties walked out of the last changing room to show her boyfriend her outfit. I noticed her boyfriend give her a basic smile and said “it’s good” in a rushed voice. I saw this affect the woman’s confidence a lot so I stared at the women until I caught her attention. When I did I gave her a big thumbs up and big smile, then whispered “you look gorgeous”, her face went red she gave me a little twirl and thanked me.
I'll never forget the time I was in Amsterdam and went to a show by myself, to see my (favorite band at the time) live, for the first time. I was so excited and the place was HUGE. I couldn't see very well because I am very short (and the Dutch are quite tall lol), so after a while I left the main hall to grab a drink. I came back in to watch the concert again, when this woman and 2 men approached me. They told me they loved my tattoos and asked to take photos with me. I shyly (and a little embarrassed) agreed, and they were so kind. The girl said "you are hanging out with us now" because they didn't want me to be alone anymore lol 🥺 BUT - it gets better! As the four of us are all watching the show, the girl is on her boyfriend's shoulders for a few songs, and we're all just rocking out. Then, her boyfriend puts her down, they exchange words in Dutch, and the girl then turns to me...she says "You go UP!" and before I could process what she meant/protest, the two men are LIFTING me onto each of their shoulders!! I could see EVERYTHING and I felt 10 feet tall hahaha! THEN, the men start walking closer toward the stage, and as people turned around to see what was happening, they all simultaneously parted like the red sea, so that we could get closer. It was the most magically insane moment I can remember, and I had the biggest grin on my face for hours. It was a show I'll never forget and I'll remember those sweet Dutch souls forever. 😂🥰
That is SO cool! I can just picture it and wow that sounds amazing
@@melissadavis4981 It was truly unforgettable! I'm glad they didn't let me protest and just took me onto their shoulders anyway! Hahaha
@@vlinder0108 I've got to admit, the Dutch are among the top nicest people I've ever met 🥰🫶
Since everyone is sharing their own stories in the comments, here’s mine.
One stranger I’ll never forget was when I was getting a medical test done for something. I was having a bad day already, but the test had an error and had to be done again and I really really did not want to do it again, so while I was sitting in the waiting room waiting to do the test again I just started bawling from being so overwhelmed. I was doing it as quietly and discreetly as I could, but it was noticeable by everyone else in the waiting room. One woman came up to me with napkins in her hands and handed them to me to wipe my tears away and told me “whatever it is, it will be okay. You will be okay.” I was so grateful for her kindness in that moment. I tear up even just thinking about her and the kindness she showed me. I think about her a lot and always pray that she’s living a good life and that she’s happy.
03:25 the Irish will definitely strike up a conversation if they like what you're asking them! I went to Ireland three times and every single time, I had so many interesting and fun conversations with the locals. One time I asked this guy the way to some pub I wanted to visit. He was at work at a restaurant on his cigarette break and I felt bad for bothering him, but he jumped up, ran inside, came back with a piece of paper and a pen and drew an entire map for me! The Irish are the best people I've ever come across.
Thank you from an Irish person 🤗☘️
Help me get to Ireland. PLEASE!!!
@@godofwealthfortuneandprosp6730 what do you need help with?
@@evabakker Good day! Eva. I am hoping i can get help with an Invitation Letter/Document from an Irish or probably some other Europe Country. I am in Africa and i really need help. I habe suffered so much and fighting hard to stay on the right path, as the situation get furstrating for a young man. I wish to to come over for Work and overall a Greener pasture.
Right after college, my friend and I were traveling in Ireland. We bought something at a grocery store and at the checkout my friend was fumbling with the money for a few minutes. As we were walking away from the store, the woman who had been behind us in line pulled her car up to us and asked if we needed any money. She said she had a daughter around our age who was traveling abroad and she worried about her. It was the sweetest thing and I think about her often.
2 drunk girls, strangers, that took care of me when my own friends ignored me when I fell and hurt myself. My friends were sober and these two girls were drunk and still had more empathy for me, they told me they were studying to be nurses, so that’s precious ❤
I was on a bus with my 6 month old son. I was making him giggle and talking to him. A man as he was getting off the bus said he was watching me and it was great to see a young mother (I was 17 at the time) actually interacting with her child rather than being sat on her phone and that he could tell I was a good mother. It always stuck in my mind and I'm 31 years old. It was heart warming to get such a lovely compliment from a stranger. It made me think yes you're right I am doing a great job for my situation.
thats good
That’s so sweet
Wait 14 years ago the phones were that popular? I remember not so far the phones were only for calls.
@@v.d.s2747 🤔
i mean she was 17..... 🤔
@@v.d.s2747 yes they were popular. Blackberry were all the rage where I was and people were constantly on BBM
A stranger I still remember is a man I met at a coffee shop that hired specifically people with disabilities. I think he was one of the managers and he had a speech impediment so I couldnt understand everything but the day I went to this coffee shop, I was extremely overstimulated and depressed. He saw me and without knowing me he said "HI FRIEND!!" He gave me the biggest hug and pulled me over to the bar where the other customers and employees were. I ended up meeting a lot of people that day and there are a lot of strangers I will remember but the man who pulled me over and called me friend without even knowing my name is who I will remember the most.
One day I was walking to school and it was pouring rain and I had forgitten my umbrella. At some point, a car pulled over next to me and a lady handed me an umbrella through the window. She was smiling while waving the umbrella for me to take it. I have never forgotten this random act of kindness this lady did for me. It made my day better to have her umbrella, but it was mostly her kindness that made me feel cared for, and I still think warmly about it many years later.
One stranger I will always remember is a wonderful lady at the supermarket. She was in front of me ready to checkout and told me that the brand of water she had was on sale than the one that I had. I thanked her and she immediately started crying and said, my son just passed away and I’m taking the cases of water to my sons funeral. She asked me if I can give her a hug, and right before I knew what she was going to say I gave her the biggest hug and I said I was sorry for her loss. She told me that she really needed a hug and was happy to have met me. What a sweet soul. I am so happy I was at the right place and at the right time to be there for her. I will always remember her ♥️I hope she is well and I think about that moment a lot.
Tysm for being there for her! I remember when my father died, I was standing in line at the local print shop getting some things printed for my dad's upcoming funeral (he was a long time member at the YMCA and knew a lot of people there so I wanted to print something for his local YMCA and was truly humbled by how many people came) When the lady handed me the posters I burst into tears as the reality of my father's death just crashed over me. A random woman in the store immediately grabbed me, held me and let me cry on her shoulder. Through sobbing breaths I told her that my father had died and she hugged me harder. I will never forget her and I bless her every day for being such a kind and loving person, for helping to hold together a complete stranger in a moment of total weakness. What greater gift of unconditional love is there? So I know what it meant to that woman who lost her son when you hugged her, and all I can say is Bless you. Know that those moments DO make a difference in a person's life, and we always remember 💜
I was about 5 years old walking with my dad through a lumber warehouse. Out of nowhere one of the large wooden boards leaning upright against a wall started teetering and falling towards me. My dad was a few steps ahead so he didn't see it.
As this giant heavy board came falling towards me, a guy rushes from behind me, throws his hands up and catches the board. Saved my life.
Wow that's amazing!!! ❤
When I was in my early 20s I met a homeless man begging for food, change, anything. He had gone in a local bookstore that also had a small cafe. The cafe worker turned him away when all he asked for was a cup of water (he didn’t have enough for food). When he was outside and sad from being turned away I walked up to him and asked if he wanted something to eat. He and I walked back in the cafe and the person behind the counter went to yell at him again. I told them I was paying for his meal and they quietly prepared it. The man went back outside to eat his meal since it was a nice day and he cried at something as simple as a sandwich. He was incredibly grateful to me and said no one had been that kind to him in a long time. He had lost nearly everything because he’d been kicked out of his apartment. I still think of that man and hope he was able to get back on his feet
You’re a good person❤
@@lucidrubix3627 Thank you ❤️ That was very kind of you to say
When I was in the hospital due to my alcohol addiction, I met a wonderful nurse who sat down and opened up about her previous experience with alcoholism. And how deep she went into it and how far she came out of it, I’m now training to be a CNA and I’m 2 years sober on the 15th of this month. 💗
This is amazing! ❤
I'm so proud of you! ❤
Great video! I have always been shy but, about 20 years ago, I went to a bar alone and there was this incredible band playing. The members of the band looked like someone tried to put members of different bands together for one night but it worked perfectly. So, I found myself a corner of the room and started dancing by myself. Soon, I had my eyes closed and I felt someone touching my hands. I opened my eyes and this beautiful girl was standing in front of me. She said something like this: I just wanted to tell you that it's beautiful that you're doing your own thing. Then, she walked away and disappeared into the crowd. I kept dancing and when the band took a break, I looked for her but she was nowhere to be found. It was the beginning of a long, slow transformation for me.
This was so beautiful! 🥺🤍
thank you for sharing this beautiful story
Thanks for the likes. I'm glad so many people enjoyed my story.
The day I found out I had stage 3 breast cancer, I went to Walmart after I left the doctor's office. I was in a bit of shock and as I was walking down the aisle, this black woman who emanated power walked by without stopping, slowing down, or looking me in the eye and said, "Hello, angel."
I KNEW at that moment I was going to survive.
That was fifteen years ago.
I was a teenager working at Wendy's and one day I was on my lunch break sitting in the dining room apparently looking sad AF and this much older man walked up to me and said so genuinely "things will get better, I promise" and he said it so confidently and genuinely that I believed him and now every time I feel down about anything I think of him. And you know, he was right... the older you get the better life becomes because the less you care and the more you realize what life is really about. ❤
that first one really got to me. i see potentially abusive situations all the time in public bc people really don't try to hide it at all anymore and it's so sad. i always feel like i wish i was brave enough to say something
a long time ago i was waiting for a flight at a small airport. the trip had something to do with the death of a family member so my mood was quite somber. there weren’t a lot of people around at the gate that i was leaving from. i stopped into an empty bathroom & while i was peeing i got caught up in a sam cooke song that was playing over the speaker in there & i started to sing along. after a line or 2 a second voice joined in from another stall. guess i wasn’t alone after all. i would not normally sing around strangers but because of the anonymity of the situation i went with it & we sang a little duet together. we didn’t speak another word to each other & i never saw her face but i’ll always remember that weird/sweet little moment we shared amid an otherwise very sad day
That's such a funny and sweet story.
Awww!
Wow
About 8 years ago, I was at a bookstore browsing since I didn't have any money. I mentioned to the friend I was with that I wanted this specific book. A stranger came up to me a few minutes later telling me she overheard me saying I wanted the book, so she bought it for me. She handed me the book in a bag. I was so grateful and I think about her all the time. I wish I'd given her a hug or bought her a coffee or something.
This is so sweet 🥹💕
I always think kindly of two strangers that I came across in Cedar Park in Sandusky, Ohio where I worked during summer 2017 as an admission hostess. I'm Polish and it was my first job abroad. I sold tickets to the park to a very nice American couple. The lady asked me to come outside and take a picture with them. It surprised me but I did. I shared my e-mail address with them and later on they sent me the photo and thanked me for making their day with an amazing customer service. It was so lovely of them. During the same summer I also met a guy to whom I talked about my cat. I said I missed him. The guy left but came back about half an hour later - he brought his dog and said I could pet it for as long as I needed to feel a bit better about missing my pet. Sending love to everyone who made my stay in Cedar Point memorable!
Sheesh I spent around 2 hrs in the comments section. I don't usually read comments but loved this video so much I started reading. The stories and comments of others are awesome and very inspiring. I haven't finished yet but I'm coming back later to carry on where I left off. Thank you Thoraya for the video and thanks to the commenters for sharing your experiences 🙏
Seriously tho! These stories make me wish there was a stranger I could remember
Omg hey girl/dude were the same I justbe bured went to comment section and started reading.
There will come a stranger that you will remember for the rest of your life. ❤️ Trust me.
I was alone in Kuala Lumpur after having been there for business. One morning at breakfast I saw another woman eating breakfast alone while reading a guide book. I was tired of being by myself so I walked over and introduced myself and asked what she was planning on seeing that day. Then we had a fun day of sightseeing together. She left the next day but I won't forget that one day we spent enjoying each other's company along with all the sights.
why didn't you stay in contact after that?
@@mrsfahrenheit, she was actually living in another part of Malaysia at the time. Plus, we didn't have much in common -- which didn't detract from the fun and memorable day we had.
I once held the door for an old man and he told me “a seat in heaven has been reserved for you” I’m sure he forgot but I never have. Always treat everything with kindness your life will be much nicer that way :)
There’s actually 2 strangers I’ll never forget. I don’t remember what they look like but their kindness ❤
When I worked at the Boys & Girls Club I had a group of kids with me at an Angels baseball game. They all come from low income families including me so when they got hungry we went to get food. None of us realized how expensive it was going to be! Most kids only brought $5-20. Some had nothing :( So I told them let’s put all the money together so we can order something for everyone. There was like 8 of us. I was there trying to figure out how I was going to feed all the kids 😭 when a stranger and his son come up to me and hands me a wad of cash. I stood there with my mouth wide open and all I said was, “no. Are you sure?” I was shocked. The kid nodded his head as in saying “take it” my Kids were all like “thank you sir! Omg thank you!” And I was like 😮 my heart was so warm. It was like $800.
Nobody went hungry that day!
Angels at the Angels game 🥹
One time, a few months ago, when I was arriving to the building where my therapist's office is, I saw this girl leave the building and walk right into a friend's waiting arms. He gave her the biggest hug and had clearly been waiting a while for her to come out. It was sweet, and I think about them a lot.
I love your videos!
The stranger I remember most was on the commuter rail with me, headed home from Boston on 9/11. The City was in chaos! People (including me) jumped on any train available that had room to take us away from the city. People were packed so tightly together, crying and hugging each other. I spoke with a woman who asked where I lived. I told her that I was heading at least 15 miles away from my car and didn’t know how I was going to get back. She told me that she would drive me to my car, and she did. I believe her name was Joanne, and she told me she was a piano professor at Berklee College of Music. We talked about many things. She got me to my car and I was able to get my baby home safely from daycare. She would not accept money. Just a thank you. One of the worst days in American history turned so many strangers into friends. We should remember that feeling of being united. The world would be a better place! ❤
One time , when I was working on a construction site in Ireland, a kind American tourist asked me about my pants. I was so happy because now I can speak to someone about my fantastic pants. But after 3 minutes of talking he walked away. a nice guy
hold on a minute...
u made this for the Ireland guy's POV, yeah? 😅
Imagine if this would be real 😂
The lies you tell 😂 but love it
Amazing how you can find beauty in sadness. Because feeling sad for someone shows you that you have a heart, a beatiful one that can empathise with a strangers feelings.
Beautifully said!
One day I was at a local park where there were long trails and a lake and lots of grassy fields where people would walk around and enjoy time with friends and family. I was with my significant other at the time and we were going through a really rough time trying to work out our relationship. It was a very emotional time and we found a grassy area to sit in the sun while we talked that was sort of away from other people. After about an hour, I started crying, not sobbing but the tears were flowing very heavily. It was then that a father and his two small children walked behind us to fish at a spot several yards away. I was ashamed that I was crying and didn’t want anyone to see me so I hid my face. I turned around briefly at one point because I heard someone walking towards me and when I turned my head it was one of the little girls that was fishing with her father. She was probably around four or five and I could see that she could tell I was crying so I turned away from her. She then walked a few feet away and picked a little purple flower from the grass and then walked toward me again smiling until finally she handed me the flowers without saying a word. Just smiling. After that, she walked several feet away again, glanced at me and started rolling down the hill all the while making sure I was watching her. She brought me flowers two more times after that all while her father was calling for her. He even apologized to me from his fishing spot but little did he know, his little girl turned a really sad day significantly more beautiful. If I could talk to them now I would thank the little girl and make sure her father knew how much that meant to me.
For me it would be my roommate In college, we ended up being best friends, some thought we were brothers , us 2 guys. I always really liked him I just never told him
I was in Barnes and Noble’s and was carrying a book called “short stories in French”. A guy walked up from behind me, tapped the book and said “trust me bro that’s a really good one, don’t worry i won’t spoil it” then he walked away. I won’t forget him.
A gorgeous guy on a train, he gave a seat, I'd just come out of a hospital appointment, I don't talk about my illness, but I opened up, he told me his son was killed,and never talked about it, him and his wife split, he remarried with a 18month daughter, at the end we hugged and had tears in both eyes and he was gone... never forgot him.. often wondered about him.
Props to the first girl for standing up for her
I remember this one lady that was on her porch watching the tree lighting during Christmas and she stopped me in my tracks and said “come here” so I went over thinking she needed help with something or whatnot. And she looked me dead in the face and said “you’re one of the most beautiful people I’ve ever seen” and that just warmed my heart so much because at the time I was so insecure with myself inside and out at the time. I’ve since gained some security and confidence within myself and now I love myself 🥰
... now I love myself ~best words ❣️
One moment I will NEVER forget... is when I was about to finish getting my SCUBA certification back in 2016. We were doing a final test in this filled in quarry down in a small city called San Marcos, Texas. There were a lot of other divers there also learning and finishing up. The water was SUPPPPERRRR cold! My best friend had just finished and I had one or two more things to do, but I was so cold, I motioned in the water to get out and take a break.
Well, when I was out, I was shivering. A man, who I've never talked to since or prior, saw me shivering and told me he had some hot water and he offered to pour it down my wetsuit. I accepted after a moment of hesitation (cause I'm shy though I wish I could just talk to strangers more easily) and it was enough hot water to help me finish the things I needed to do and pass the test!! I thanked the man a lot and to this day, that is one of the coolest stories I like to tell. I will never forget it.
It goes to show, kindness costs nothing, but means everything. Choose kind.
One stranger I won’t forget is this guy that helped me get to Rockefeller center, to see Ed Sheeran, during 4th of July. I was a teen at the time & it was my first time going on the trains by myself, so I was extremely nervous, anxiety thru the roof. It was early in the morning, I got lost, had no clue the trains went on a holiday schedule, I tried to follow these girls that I assumed were going to the show since they had on Ed Sheeran merch. I didn’t know where they went & I’m sure they too were getting lost. I was in the middle of the station getting overwhelmed & started crying, & ofc I was getting stared at which made it even worse. Then this guy came up to me & offered to take me to my stop. He was very eccentric, had a top hat, & also kinda drunk 😩 on the ride there he was telling me abt his family, reading me things from his journal & told me that he just got out of jail for throwing a chair over this guy at a bar 😭. He gave me the nickname “gone”. Hope he’s doing well & not getting into trouble, he def has to be in his like late 30/40s now, so I hope he got his act together 😂
underrated comment hahah 😂😭
I had just started recovering from a sickness back when I still lived in Nigeria and I was so eager to get out of the house so I took a walk to buy some food. On my way back I had started feeling dizzy and I think along the way I passed out and this man saw me on my street and picked me up
And took me home. It’s a pretty tight knit community so he knew my house and my family but for the life of me I don’t remember who he is because I only heard of him when I regained consciousness but It warms my heart every-time I think of him that he was kind enough to take me to safety and I carry him in my heart every time I see someone in need of my help ❤
I love your channel. One older woman told me 30 years ago, you can’t force people to love you, you can only allow yourself to love. Very powerful.
I was maybe 8 years old (this was back in the 90s) and I took the train from a suburb of Gothenburg, Sweden, where I lived to the city alone for the first time (took about 20 minutes). My grandmother was supposed to meet me at the central station, but she was nowhere to be found. I looked all over for her. Quite a scary experience when you're 8.
I sat down and cried and a guy, maybe in his late teens or early 20s, came up and asked my why I was crying and I told him. He said that everything will be okay and walked with me to the nearby police station, where they helped me call my mom (this was before cell phones). And I got home safe in the end, thanks to that stranger. So thank you!
What happened to grandma?
@@deepahariharan5234 I actually think she forgot. She claimed that she was there waiting for me, but she wasn't.
I was in Gothenborg 4 years ago to watch the ehf handball championship. wonderfull people. much love from switzerland.
This happened over twenty years ago, but I still remember that kid till this day.
My parents had recently gotten separated and my mom left home. Since my dad was working and wouldn’t have time to take care of me, my elder siblings took me with them to another state where they attended university. They enrolled me in nursery school. (They are much older than me)
On the first day of school, I remember crying so hard. It was a new environment, I was missing my parents, I was missing everyone back home. But this boy my age walked up to me and asked me if I was okay. He offered me some water and asked me to stop crying. I felt better afterwards.
Strangely enough, that was the only day we talked(I think). I forgot all about him until recently. But God bless him wherever he is.
The woman on the trail story was so good, she is a good story teller!!!
Bless that first girl😢she’s so kind and I hope that other girl is okay living her best life, she doesn’t deserve that
I live for interactions with strangers. It sometimes feel they understand me more than those closest to me. I like knowing I made a difference to someone's day 💛🌟
I'm the total opposite. I try to avoid interactions and eye contact unless absolutely necessary. I aspire to be like you 🙏
@@footlongsubzero1128Just one moment at a time... Look just one person in the eyes today ❣️🥰 ❤️
Many years ago I was at the post office mailing a package and a beautiful, tall, slender, brunette woman smiled at me in a way that made me feel like I was the only person in the whole place. I smiled back but never initiated a conversation. I still think about her to this day.
Wow, I can't believe you remember someone just by them smiling at you! That's awesome
this morning there was a new lady at my church i’ve never seen or met. we never spoke, but afterwards she found me and said “you are a beautiful girl. i can tell you have a beautiful heart” and then walked away. it was so sweet to have a stranger say something like that to me
"a stranger I will never meet but he was beautiful" I love that aaww man. it hit my soul.
Personally I don’t talk to people I don’t feel comfortable speaking to or simply don’t know at all. I’m trying my best to be careful in terms of the people I associate with. This is an insightful video. We hope to see more like this.
@I am me • 25y ago I thought you commented 25 years ago 😂
When I was living in Colorado and I got very very sick and went to the hospital, I will never forget my nurse Francis. I was so scared because I was alone and she was so sweet and comforting. She told me she usually worked in Pediatrics but was working with adults that day. I will never forget her and want to thank her for making a difference in my life. After I left Colorado, I thought about being a nurse and I’ve been working at a hospital for eight years now. I hope I have made a difference in someone’s life.
I remember when I was in first grade I was lost on my way to home from school and a random lady had noticed me and offered me some help , her willingness to ring the bell of every house was something I’ll never forget
I hope she’s doing well rn❤
"I dont know who he was - the stranger I'll never meet. But he was beautiful."
I loved that!
I hitchhiked across the country at 19 but I looked like a teenage runaway. I was traveling with an older man and we were making our way through Kansas City when this little old lady pulled me aside and asked me if I was ok. She was so genuinely concerned for my well being, she felt like my own grandmother. It was a brief interaction but I still think about her.
Edit: my late husband made friends everywhere we went and I always said he never met a stranger. I miss that about him very much ❤️
i hope you can smile a little bit, when you think about your late husband how he made friends. i like those little moments with strangers at work, in a shop or wherever.
To the amazing female in the thumbnail don't put that wait upon your shoulders
You saw the situation and did more than your part and stood up for her to be to be honest that's 10 times more than the average person would have done so you deserve recognition for your actions
In closing I'd would also like to add that you are a beautiful soul it transcends through the video don't stop being you beautiful this world needs more people like you
I was walking around silently crying and woman driving by saw me, got out and gave me a hug. I can still remember her saying it's going to be okay.
When I was young, me and my mom went to the U.S. for vacation. We took the greyhound bus to travel from california to florida cause we were visiting a relative there. In one of our rides (we took a series of bus rides), I wasnt seated beside my mom. Instead im seated next to a man looking like in his 40s or 50s.
I was taught to not talk to strangers and understandably so. But this guy kept talking to me, telling me some of his life stories and educating me about whatever scenery we pass but I wasnt really paying attention. I wasnt really listening to him for the most part.
Finally at some point he had to get off the bus but before he did he told me "im sorry if I kept talking kiddo, I just miss my kids, theyre all grown up and dont talk to me much nowadays, anyways have a good day" and smiled as he left.
Bill, maybe you were just lonely and sitting next to a kid and you mightve thought you just wanted some father-son bond or w/e cause I might have reminded you of yours. I hope youre doing okay. I shouldve talked to you back then just so I might make your day. Right now I feel that loneliness you had cause im pretty much alone in my life now too.
When I was 16 I was traveling back home alone by plane, but a storm caused me to get stuck in Chicago overnight. I didn't have any data, no internet and no credit card to pay for extra minutes (I only had cash at the time), so I was stuck in an unfamiliar airport for almost a full day with no means to contact my parents and inform them of the situation. I asked a woman in her mid-twenties who was sitting next to me at the gate if I could use her phone to quickly text my parents, and she said yes. She stayed with me the rest of the night (our flight was delayed until 7am) and kept me company so I wouldn't be alone. We chatted for hours about many things. I was an anxious teen, but having this person by my side (who felt like an older sister) reassured me and made me feel safe in that moment. I can't remember her name, but I'm still grateful for her kindness.
I was a new mum in a hideous abusive relationship a man must have been watching us doing our shopping my partner left us to go to the car for 5 mins and this stranger came up to me and gave me $50 so I could get a taxi and get the hell out I went to a women’s refuge for a short time and eventually left the city and went to my parents in the country I’ve been here over 30 yrs and have never forgotten the kindness and concern this man showed ❤
The 2 ladies seems to have a strong bond. I know that feeling having someone on the globe that you cannot physically be with but when you see him/her, it s like you never be apart for a long time in your mind.
“He’s a stranger I’ll never meet this stranger, but he was beautiful” 😭
I was at a stoplight once and the car next to me had a little girl in the back seat, probably 10 years old, we held eye contact for a moment then she held up a heart to me with her hands & i held up one back. I will never forget that moment, for some reason it always made me emotional! She touched me that day with such a small gesture❤
Loved all these stories, especially the hiker, what kindness she showed, AMAZING ❤️❤️❤️
Yeah I just saw this and I'm still crying.
I remember visiting Paris by bus. It was a thing my friend won. The whole bus drove through Paris and stopped at certain places that we could visit and then step in again after a certain time frame.
My friend and I drank coffee in front if the Sacre Cœur. She wanted to go shopping and I wanted to visit that huge church. So we split up. I never went in the church as it was so crowded, I didn't feel it. So I just sat there, in front of the Sacre Cœur and had a view over a great part of Paris. I suffered from anxiety at that time but I felt a strange peace over me, I felt free, I felt,,,just in the here and now. After a while I realized I sat there for way too long and the bus was leaving in like 5 minutes and I had to walk at least 15 minutes to where it was parked. So I rushed down all those stairs and with a fast strut I went through the beautiful streets, trying to hurry but at the same time feel the beauty come in me. Absorb it. And then I saw this guy, a man, in a suit, and he looked so typically French. He came from the opposite direction, our eyes made contact and did that until he was next to me. As he walked past I had this strange feeling that I wanted to talk to him, an urge, but I was in such a hurry. So I hesitated. In a split second I thought 'I am going to look over my shoulder and if he looks back, I have to go to him.'. And when I looked over my shoulder he did exactly the same! So we walked towards each other. I am Dutch and in French he asked me for a coffee. I understand French but can't speak it so it took me like 2 minutes to explain that I was in a hurry but that I would've loved to otherwise. He said something like 'too bad. I know we have stories to tell to eachother' and I smiled and said sorry and I felt so sad and awkward and decided to turn around and continue my route to the bus. I didn't look back. No phone number, nothing. And now, about 15 years later, I still think of what stories he would've told me. If my life would've been different. If I just walked away from my soulmate or something. I'll never know.
..en soms is het mysterie het mooiste
@@Maria-yu9qd that's so true
I had recently gotten divorced and was feeling so depressed and like the weight of the world was on my shoulders. I went grocery shopping, which was something my husband and I had always done together. I got out to the car with my groceries and i start to load them into the back of my car and a man sitting in his truck next to me got out and came over and helped me load them up. This tiny act of kindness meant so much to me at one of the lowest points of my life. I will never forget that man and I pray God will bless him.
“The stranger I’ll never meet” should be the title of a poem
So many kind strangers have crossed my path. I was traveling with my five children ages 11 to 3 months to Germany and a woman helped me keep them together, find a luggage cart and make it through customs. Another time in an airport I was carrying my new baby and was about to step onto an escalator and felt nervous and as soon as I took the step a pilot gently took my elbow ❤
how did you like Germany and where exactly did you go?😊 I am German btw😂❤
@@mrsfahrenheit I liked it a lot, very beautiful especially the Rhine River valley. We lived there 1993-1996.
10:37 'People don't take the time to talk'. This is so true. Phones ruined so much more than we can imagine.
Before phones we had Walkman, magazines, newspapers, etc.
As someone who was homeless from the ages of 13-16 and connected with strangers in intimate ways like this many times.. I sobbed this whole video. Every story. Just the impact you have on people forever, and never know
I'm glad somebody was there for you, even unknowingly. They probably think about you too. The best part is that you're here now, hopefully, in a much better situation. Thank you for sticking around, I'm crying while typing it, but these are good tears. :-)
I was coming home from living in Mexico for a little over a year. I'm from Canada and my layover was in Houston. I was very overwhelmed as I wasn't comfortable traveling alone and Houston is a huge airport.
I was hungry and went to get some trail mix. I didn't have a whole lot of cash on me. I also forgot about taxes so I was a little short on money. I was about to put it back when a man behind me said that he would buy it for me. It may have been the smallest thing, but 8 years later I still clearly remember it.
This video just reminded me. In college I went to buy a meal, my card wasn’t working for whatever reason and I didn’t have any cash on me. I definitely had the money to pay for it, so I told the lady at the counter that I would just try and run to an atm to see if that would work. The lady behind me in line offered to pay for me meal, I said no and she insisted and did it anyways… I am still waiting for someone to have an issue purchasing a meal, or any other way I can help to pass the kindness along
I was very young at the time and I remember my granny taking me to school cause I didn’t want to stay home even though I was so sick and as we were walking a stranger came up to her and asked her “is it okay if I pray for her” and my grandma was baffled but she agreed and after he prayed I felt so much better and after that day I never ever saw him again (my grandma told me that he was my guardian angel, I can’t remember the man’s face and neither does my grandma but what happened was so unforgettable)
okay this might be scary now but I had that exact same thing happen to me once whattt.. I was also very sick, had a very bad fever on one of my class trips to a point where they almost had to call an ambulance however in the early morning hours the fever did go down but I decided to skip the program the next day to regain my strenght since I was still not feeling great. I was completely alone no one except my teachers and classmates knew I was up theree. All of a sudden after a couple of hours this random woman comes into my room and asks If she can pray with me for my health and even though I should'v e been scared shitless I wasn't for some reason after the prayer she told me to look up at my window when we're going to leave in 2 days, she'll be there waving me goodbye. Then she left and I've never gotten that sick ever again after that.. I allso cannot remember her face at all no matter how hard I try. And I'm not even religious but this keeps me wondering ever since 👀 oh and no one believed me of course
I was 19 on the train to the otherside of Ireland, first time out going of the small town I grew up in to the wedding of my sister to her promised-husband. I had no seat, me and my father sat on the floor. I took out my mobile phone to use, i hadn't the whole trip up (7 hours) just looked out over the landscape seeing the horizon of my life go out of view. I took out my notebook instead, I wrote poetry of my people's mythology/history: Irish, Celtic poetry. I remember I finally got a seat, the woman sitting across looked so happy; smiling whenever I'd glance up fleetingly... I thought of her, how stunningly pretty she looked...suddenly her stop came, she stood up: pregnant, she had a kind of happiness I've never seen repeated in fiction or reality so beautiful.
Auckland New Zealand 1985 I sat on a public seat in Auckland and this young American man told me about his time in a religious cult and gave me so much advice to keep myself safe. At the time I was stunned! .. all these years later I still think of this man and hope he is safe! ❤
I was on holiday in Portugal a few years ago and was on the phone with my ex boyfriend, crying because we weren't on good terms but I needed his support. A woman walked by, and told me "I don't know who he is, but he's not worth it dear" and I still live by those words today ❤
I met a beautiful person called Chris. I saw him 3 times, I can almost say he’s a stranger. But as a very lonely and introverted person who feels like I don’t belong anywhere bc I can’t relate to anybody and I struggle to get along with people bc of this, meeting him this year has the been best experience. I guess I fell in love with him. He seemed to be my soulmate or something like that. When I miss him I listen to our favorite bands cuz we loved the same kind of music.. but Chris I still stare at the sunset and think of you. I miss that feeling, to finally relate to someone, being heard and understood.. I still wish I could hold you, I miss your presence and your weirdness, I wanna embrace it. I miss that thing between us. I miss you so much…
The first woman already made me cry 😭😭 this is probably my fav question you ask people ❤ so many beautiful, funny, heart-warming stories. Never forget the power you have in just being yourself and connecting with people.
"A stranger is just a friend you do not know" - Jim Reeves
first girl was such a sweetheart 😭
"I never met him but he was beautiful" men have to be more like that gentleman
And we’re strangers no more ❤
I remember one day, I was going home after spending a day out with my friends. In the subway, there was this older lady sitting just across from me. And she looked at me and asked if I was okay, because apparently I looked sad. I was honestly having a pretty good day and was just tired, but more generally speaking I definitely wasn't okay, and that really warmed my heart that someone cared, when my friends at the time never really asked me if i was okay
They video's evoke such empathy in me. I begin to feel a little better about myself.
I swear Thoraya’s videos are THE most wholesome on the internet. They always restore a bit of my faith in humanity. This prompt immediately had like 4 people jump to mind for me. It’s so fascinating to think other people have so many stories of strangers. This video also makes me genuinely hope I could be that one stranger someone will never forget. Hopefully for something really positive or something as simple as a friendly smile on a bad day
When I was pregnant with twins and very ready to give birth I was wearing a long maxi dress at a farmers market and this lady came up to me and told me how beautiful I was 🥲 I did not feel beautiful. Carrying twins especially for a small person is hard. That really lifted me up and still does thinking about it. Say something. I always tell someone when I think how cool or neat that is because you never know what they are going through.
So true. I can really relate. Thanks for sharing. I wasn’t going to comment, but now I think I will, in the main thread. Have a great day!
@@a1nelson thank you! Yes please share. I hope you do as well.
I so often see stories where pregnant women don't realize they look beautiful. They do.
@@strawpiglet I definitely regret not getting more pictures. It is so much on the body to grow a human. Especially two.
One stranger I will always remember will be an old man I met at 14. I was walking in a city in a foreign country and like 60ft in front of me I saw a man laying on the sidewalk. At first I thought it was just a sleeping homeless man or some passed out drunk, but as I got closer I saw a pool of blood by his head.
I remember panicking so much bc was in a country that I didn't speak the language of and I didn't really know how to ask for help or what to do. I shook him a little to see if he was still alive, he grunted a little but his eyes were weirdly glassy and unfocused, like his life was already slipping away.
There was another man, off to the side, that was already calling an ambulance. So I left.
The next day I saw that second man again, we made eye contact, nodded at each other, and went our ways. I never saw either of these men again and I don't know if the older one survived, but I'll never forget his eyes.
A man sitting against a city building with his dog at night saw my husband and I walking to our car with a restaraunt food container with our leftovers from a meal and asked if we had any food he could have. Of course we gave him the food we had and he opened the conatiner and fed his dog with the food first. Broke my heart and I wished so much I had been carrying some dog food or treats for the dog, too, and I wished a lot of things.
I was so worried about the hiking story. This question brings one particular woman to mind as a first thought. I met her years ago on a Greyhound overnight bus trip from Brisbane to Sydney (Australia). We bonded over sci fi, she had Spock ears (fake ones obviously) and wanted an alien ring I had bought (It was $2 so I handed it over). I was walking away from a childhood friendship (and had led a fairly sheltered life at the time) and she was on her way to rehab. On the overnight trip she told me all about her life (its a 12 hour bus ride minimum). I took her name and the details of the facility she would be in and promised to write. I wrote within 2 weeks (this was a few decades ago with none of today's technology) and in the fourth week the letter came back from the facility. I rang them a bit annoyed and distressed that they had sent the letter back wanting to know why. I knew she couldn't see it till after the first 6 weeks (no outside contact was allowed in that period) but I wanted it there to support her and keep her going. The facility informed me they always send all correspondence back when the person has left the program. She hadn't lasted much past the two weeks. I often wonder if she got back to the man she loved, her grown son, managed to beat her addiction or is even still alive. She was very full of life but as we now know, it may have been a shiny veneer to cover the shadows driving her addiction and she wasn't at that time quite able to face it. I really hope she found a way through.
The warm sunlight, chill vibes and beautiful music, and all these interesting people, it's so relaxing to watch.
I was about 5yrs old, we had a family from Africa staying with us who had just moved to the UK and they had a 5yr old. We went on walk along the seaside and bought the kid his own gloves because it was cold. I have always remembered how excited and happy he was to have something so simple most would take for granted. I remember it because I think it was the first time I was flooded with compassion and an understanding that others aren't as fortunate.
I still think about him often, how happy he was and wonder who he has become.
I'm trans, been alone for 17yrs, so a social life, friends, approachable people, these experiences don't materialise anymore...these videos reconnect my heart with those feelings, makes my heart feel full, gives me hope that I might still find a friend.
Omg the park ranger story is heart wrenching….I couldn’t even imagine the thought of my friend not being able to see the glacier because they had a walking impediment….I literally cried through the whole story….cute funny ending but that lady needs a prize for being so sweet and kind…everyone should experience the beauty of nature like that
These are beautiful. As someone who has been a victim of abuse, I can tell you a smile or a simple, kind “Hello” from a stranger can mean the world to someone who is struggling just to get through the day. I remember walking by a lake alone one day, feeling so extremely depressed and anxious that I felt physically ill. A woman came up behind me and passed in front of me. She made a point of turning around, seeking my eye contact, and saying brightly, “Good morning!” A few minutes later, a man did exactly the same thing.
I couldn’t stop thinking about how they had turned around to look at me and speak to me, instead of just continuing on past me without a word, which they easily could have done. Maybe they could tell something was wrong, or maybe they were just being friendly, but they will never know how much those brief moments of kindness meant to me.