A random act of kindness ...

[Hum]

It was an extraordinary moment of kindness from one stranger to another.

When American Jason Loose stumbled across a homeless Chinese woman looking for food, he decided to help her out.

Rather than walking straight past her, the 23-year-old intern working in Nanjing, China, bought her some French fries and gave her some water.

But despite his heartwarming actions, his choice of food wasn't fully appreciated.

Mr Loose, from California, spent a few minutes with the woman but, before leaving, asked her a question.

According to the Los Angeles Times, he said: 'I asked what's her favorite food to eat?' he said. 'Her answer was ?not French fries.??

Despite her doubts over his food choice, Mr Loose's actions have been welcomed across China.

He has revealed that he bought the woman some food because she did not have a lot of money in her collection bowl.

But his actions were caught on camera by a passerby and the story quickly went viral on the internet across China.

It has now sparked a debate in the country about the moral corruptness of Chinese society.

It follows a number of incidents which led to concerns about social apathy in China, including images of a two-year-old who was run over by cars but ignored by a passerby on a busy street.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, one person on China's microblogging site Sina Weibo, wrote: "It was such a heartwarming scene, but brought by a foreign young man,who offers his love, care and trust to a stranger in need.'

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[andrewbares]

Maybe many local Chinese in that area are also poor and can't afford to help out homeless people? That guy sure looks like he can afford to (and I could personally too).

At least he did the best thing and bought her food instead of giving her money. Give them money, and they might not spend it so wisely.

[Growled Member]

It's heartwarming to me that a few people in this old world still cares about others. We are all in this together. We rise or fall together.

[SongHyeonDeok]

It's heartwarming to me that a few people in this old world still cares about others. We are all in this together. We rise or fall together.

I think it's already game-over to be honest.

It's sad that we have to praise what he did, this just be a common everyday occurrence, just like we aren't praised for putting rubbish in the trash etc.

Though in the grand-scheme of things his gesture was pointless, next week this story will long be forgotten and it'll be back to the news of people killing one another.