The popular Facebook page Humans of New York often posts touching stories from everyday people — but one recent story has had a significantly wider impact than usual.
While Brandon photographs most of his subjects in New York, he occasionally travels overseas. During a trip to Tabriz, Iran, he found a father who shared a beautiful story about his 10-year-old son's humanitarianism, much like the the fast food employee who selflessly helped an elderly woman.
“One time when he was five years old, he came with me to the store and we bought two pounds of fresh apricots. I let him carry the bag home. He walked a little bit behind me the entire way. After awhile, I asked him to hand me an apricot. ‘I can’t,’ he said. ‘I’ve given them all away,' " the father said.
The beautiful anecdote was liked by more than 500,000 people and shared by another 30,000 people in just one day. There was also an overload of comments, including one from someone unexpected: President Barack Obama.
Yes, Obama, who weeks before gave a beautiful speech on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, was inspired.
"What an inspirational story. One of the most fulfilling things that can happen to you as a parent is to see the values you’ve worked to instill in your kids start to manifest themselves in their actions — and this one really resonated with me," Obama wrote via the official White House Facebook account.
View the photo and President Obama's full response below.
Humans of New York photographer took this photo of a father and son in Tabriz, Iran. It's just one of many that he's taken, but this particular photo went more viral than most.
The father praised his 10-year-old son for his beautiful heart by recalling a past incident.
The photo was liked more than 500,000 times and shared another 30,000 more. There were also thousands of positive comments.
One comment in particular got everyone's attention: It was from President Barack Obama! His words are just as beautiful.
Who would've thought that a 10-year-old would have the power to inspire so many people, even the President of the United States?
Please SHARE to inspire more people to be just like this boy from Iran.
