A kind-hearted woman in Brisbane, Australia, offered passersby free hugs if they were "going through a tough time."

Samantha blindfolded herself as she stood on a high street with a sign that read: "If you are going through a hard time, come hug me."

She said: "Kindness does not see gender, age, race or sexuality. Kindness only sees another heart."

Footage from May 21 shows several passersby hugging Samantha.

Samantha knows everyone goes through hard times. She decided to go into Brisbane City, Australia and offer hugs. Samantha had a sign welcoming people with the sentence "If you are going through a hard time, come hug me". Doing this blindfolded allowed her to be vulnerable and to show that kindness knows no boundaries. According to Samantha, "Kindness does not see Gender, Age, Race or Sexuality, Kindness only sees another heart".