Source of Photograph: http://i.imgur.com/j22XQM2.jpg
On 7 September 2013, Redditor noodleknoodle posted a photograph on Imgur of a young black man and an old woman. This is the caption: “Took a pic of a young man holding hands with a frail old lady, carrying her grocery bag, and slowly walking her through a busy parking lot. Respect.” Redditor dinosaurbombshelter commented, “Oh my god I know them! He always takes her grocery shopping and gets her meds with her. They live in the apartments near the shopping center there. He then comes back and shops for himself after he’s done. He’s really nice and funny, and she’s very sweet, always has a story to tell to anyone who listens!” And Redditor HearHimHearHim commented, “I work in the pharmacy of a little town, and we fill a lot of our old folks’ prescriptions. A lot of them don’t have kids who visit them. Some are alone because their spouses have already passed. The time they come in for their prescriptions may be the only social interaction they get. I’m always cheery and smiling ear-to-ear when they enter the shop. The younger employees make fun of me and it hurts my feelings, but they just don’t understand. Knowing our time together is so significant to them makes it worth it.” And NoWittyUserName commented, “There used to be a local guy that everyone knew because he was crazy. No one felt comfortable with him, and some were downright afraid to be around him. They would make fun of him and then mock me because I would actually take the time to speak with him. Some of his stories were outlandish (but who knows … maybe they were true). I worked two jobs and he knew where both were. Eventually he’d stop by a few times a week just to talk or to tell me that he was headed to the local soup kitchen for lunch, what he did that day, just general small talk and conversation. Yeah, he was crazy, but there wasn’t anything wrong with him as a person. As time passed, his conversation was more fluid and easy going. To most it’s nothing, but it meant a lot to know that a person with severe mental issues was able to open up and socialize without feeling that I was mocking him.”
For Further Information: noodleknoodle, “Took a pic of a young man holding hands with a frail old lady, carrying her grocery bag, and slowly walking her through a busy parking lot. Respect.” Imgur. 7 September 2013
http://i.imgur.com/j22XQM2.jpg
For Further Information, “Took a pic of a young man holding hands with a frail old lady, carrying her grocery bag, and slowly walking her through a busy parking lot. Respect.” Reddit Comments. 7 September 2013
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