A video shared on Instagram showing a stranger helping a little girl selling pens has left people emotional. Instagram user Mahnaz Safi posted the video. The clip has also gone viral and is now being re-shared across other platforms too. Chances are, the video will tug at your heartstrings too.
The image, taken from the Instagram video, shows the Afghan girl selling pens. (Instagram/@mahnazzy1)
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“If I bought all of them would you be happy?” reads the caption posted along with the video. The clip opens to show a girl trying to sell a pen to someone from outside their car. They converse with the kid and ask for the price of the pens. As the video progresses, the stranger is seen purchasing all the pens from the girl. The video ends with the little one smiling.
Take a look at the video:
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The video was posted five days ago. Since being shared, the clip has accumulated more than 1.1 million views and the numbers are only increasing. The share has received various comments from people.
Here’s how Instagram users reacted to the video:
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The video was posted five days ago. Since being shared, the clip has accumulated more than 1.1 million views and the numbers are only increasing. The share has received various comments from people.
Here’s how Instagram users reacted to the video:
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“You can see pain and sadness in her eyes... breaks my heart,” wrote an Instagram user. “Those eyes. So pure,” shared another. “Her little walkie walk made me cry!” expressed a third.
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