Are we less kind than we once were?

KIND-HEARTED Ayrshire student Rebecca Little went viral after posting on Facebook that she had a prom dress to give away despite spending hundreds of pounds on it. The post was shared more than 50,000 times and almost 500 people asked for the dress. Do you think kindness is in short supply these days and that’s why Rebecca’s post gained so much attention? Or do you think people are as kind as always? Who’s been kind to you recently and what did they do?

No, I don’t think kindness is in short supply. Many acts of kindness go unappreciated or unreported. People areas kind as always, it’s just difficult to judge as one of the assets of kindness should be anonymity. David Collins, Yorkshire.

My husband sadly died at the end of January this year and the kindness shown to me has been overwhelming. I received well over 200 cards and letters of support and my home was like a hothouse with flowers. Margaret Gibb, Fife.

I am disabled due to arthritis and a lot of friends and even strangers have been kind and helped. Most people are kind but there will always be a few who are not. Hamilton McLean, Harwood.

Yes, I think kindness is in short supply. I see and hear more people being selfish rather than kind. We have become a nation of “me, me, me”. It is lovely, however, that this student has decided to give her dress away rather than sell it. Sandra Ritchie, West Lothian.

I am proud of Rebecca and she will make someone very happy one day. However, I think kindness is definitely in short supply today, particularly with the younger generation who haven’t been taught manners or respect. Lorraine Anderson, Edinburgh.

Yesterday a lorry stopped to let me cross the road and held up a long line of traffic. He was under no obligation. It made me feel good and he got a smile and a wave in return. Elizabeth O’Regan, Lincoln.

People haven’t changed. As a collector for the Royal British Legion I find people are still keen to give, probably more so today than ever before. David Hillerby, Durham.

We should all think like Rebecca. We would not hoard so much. Margaret Brown, Rutherglen.