A kind act of a jogger on the streets of New York has moved the hearts of social media users. A video which is going viral on the internet shows an elderly jogger walking away from a man sitting on the street. Dressed in a red t-shirt and black shorts, he seems to have been out on his morning jog. The two appear to be talking to each other before he proceeds to remove his sneakers and socks. He gives them to the homeless man and then goes ahead barefoot without saying anything. Heartwarming Photo of Boy Without Arm Meeting Soccer Player Who is His 'Inspiration' Goes Viral!
The heartwarming video went viral after it was shared by Twitter user Antonella212. The incident was captured at WTC area at around 9 am. The clip was shared with the caption, "It was 9 am in the WTC area, I watched as a jogger took off his sneakers, gave them to a homeless man, & walked the NYC streets barefoot. Our character is what we do when we think nobody is looking." The video was quick to go viral collecting more than 2,45,000 views, 11,600 likes and over 2,200 retweets. People praised his actions and said that we need more such kind-hearted people in the world.
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It was 9am in the WTC area, I watched as a jogger took off his sneakers, gave them to a homeless man, & walked the NYC streets barefoot.
“Our character is what we do when we think nobody is looking.” ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LT9dnMdHo0
— Antonella212 (Instagram) (@NYorNothing) August 18, 2019
As the video was shared widely on social media, people reminisced incidents which they spot in and around New York on a daily basis. The comment reads, "Once in a while in NYC someone does something beautiful for someone else. It's rare unfortunately but when it does happen it makes all the negative crap I see out there go away for a while. I love to see this." Another comment reads, "We need more caring people like him in This World." We are simply glad to start our Monday watching this beautiful video and hope it inspired you too!
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