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Storekeeper lets homeless kids watch their favourite cartoon every evening, netizens praise him
The viral video that captures a storekeeper’s kind gesture towards two homeless kids is winning netizens’ hearts.
A storekeeper is receiving much praise from Internet users after a video of his sweet gesture towards homeless kids went viral on social media platforms. The video, shared on Twitter, shows him letting the homeless kids watch their favourite cartoon on the store's display TV. The video is making people emotional, and it may have the same effect on you.
“Store in charge lets homeless street kids choose what to watch on the display TV every evening,” read the caption of the video shared by Twitter user Gautam Trivedi. The video opens to show two homeless kids sitting outside a store while the storekeeper, with a remote in his hand, is shuffling between different TV shows. As the video progresses, one of the kids points out the cartoon show they want to watch, and the storekeeper settles on that show. Towards the end, both kids can be seen enjoying an episode of Talking Tom.
Watch the video below:
The video was shared on January 6 on Twitter. It has since been viewed over 6.4 lakh times. The video has also accumulated over 18,400 likes and a flurry of retweets and comments.
Take a look at what netizens posted in the comments:
“It's Darling Electronics - Vellore - Tamil Nadu,” wrote an individual. “The store in charge has proved that the sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. Very very good job done by the storekeeper,” posted another. “Finally found one positive thing scrolling down Twitter today,” shared a third. “This really made my day. What a humble gesture shown by that store manager,” expressed a fourth. “Just love these kind gestures that assure that humanity is still alive,” commented a fifth.
