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    The Kindness Of Strangers Saved This Mango Thief's Life

    As a child, Kennedy Odede lived on the streets of a Kenyan slum. Now he is a social activist and best-selling author.
    by Marc Silver Nov 13, 2017 3 minutes
    Kennedy Odede has gone from street boy to social activist. He says: "When you do kindness that you don't expect to come back to you, you are spreading the light in the world."

    Editor's Note: This story was originally published in 2015 and has been updated.

    With a string of devastating natural disasters and record numbers of refugees, 2017 has been a cruel year.

    So it's a year when, more than ever, we need World Kindness Day.

    The November 13 holiday was made up in 1998. So it doesn't have deep roots in human society.

    But really, it's not a bad idea to celebrate kind words and deeds — and to remember that kind deeds

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