A stranger gave me flowers today

[Bemyclementine]

A little boy of about 3 I'd say. I was just leaving a cafe and he walked up to me and held them up to my face, waving them slightly. I said "oh they're pretty" . He continued waving them. Several times. I looked around to see a woman watching, said "he's trying to give your flowers away" and she said "no, they're for you. We do something nice for somebody each week"

I said thank you, how lovely etc. And then gulped and blinked many times. I'm having a tough time atm . What a lovely way to brighten my day.

It's a shame , when I said in my OP that I was going through a tough time, and nearly cried at the flowers, that people feel the need to be so unpleasant.

Here’s some more flowers 💐 for you OP.
I hope that you get through your tough time.

@EarringsandLipstick I suspect it means that people who are kind by nature default to seeing kindness in others.

People who are not kind are suspicious of kindness in others.

Take your examples earlier of kindness being 'giving someone time to park' or 'helping with a heavy bag'. That's just being a human for me, not some special noteworthy act of kindness.

I agree, @EarringsandLipstick