A recent image of a schoolboy and a pensioner has taken the internet by storm for one very heartwarming reason.
The young child, who has not been named, was on his way home from school when Emma Cope from Kingstanding, West Midland snapped the picture of him performing an incredibly kind gesture.
The schoolboy had come across an elderly man who was using a crutch and carrying a full shopping bag. Despite having a backpack of his own, the youngster asked if he could help the man with his shopping.
The pensioner agreed and let the young boy take the packed bag off his hands.
Witnessing the selfless act, Emma captured the moment on camera and shared it on Facebook, where she addressed the boy’s parents and said they should be proud of their son.
Explaining the situation, the 28-year-old wrote:
As I was getting out my car today in kingstanding, I heard this little boy say to this old man, can I help you carry your bag, to the man’s delight he said oh yes please..
The post continued:
the old man walked slow and the little boy walked beside him and carried his bag!! The parents of this young man should be so proud as you have obviously brought up a polite and caring young lad!
Please share this to show that kindness is still out there!!
As I was getting out my car today In kingstanding, I heard this little boy say to this old man, can I help you carry…
Posted by Emma Cope on Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Many people were moved by the image and posted their positive comments about the selfless act.
One person who shared the post wrote:
Honestly to read this and know somewhere out there, there are parents teaching their children (in my eye and own opinion) the correct way to treat elderly people and how to respect them honestly melts my heart!! Only wish more parents would teach their children this rather than them mess around and disrespect their elders!!Another commented:
Argh, what a pleasure to see this! Well done young man xA third added:
Well done son you are very good keep up the good work you’ll go farOther people praised Emma for capturing the lovely moment and sharing it with the world. There seems to be a lot of people who are doubtful about the younger generations and are in desperate need of the ‘hope’ they found in the image.
One commenter wrote:
Found this quite emotional, as we only ever hear about the bad things that young people do! Gives me hope, well done.xA second despairing person added:
And you are such a nice person to make everybody feel some hope for our kids in the future. To make us see this gesture. Thanks. Very nice of you.A third wrote:
I’m pleased to see there is still some good youngsters in this country xxThis is certainly evidence of how a small gesture can go a long way!
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