A small gesture of compassion towards another human make all the difference. Ehab Taha was commuting on public transport in Vancouver, British Columbia, recently, when a man boarded the SkyTrain.
Ehab noticed the man may have been suffering from a mental illness because he started swearing and acting “really aggressively” inside the car. Passengers began to get a bit scared, Ehab noted. But one 70-year-old woman reached out and held the man’s hand. Her touch had a magical effect. Ehab took a snapshot and recounted the moment on Facebook:
“I saw the most incredible display of humanity on the Sky Train. A six foot five man suffering from drug abuse and\or mental health issues was being very aggressive on the bus with erratic movements, cursing, shouting, etc. While everyone was scared, this one seventy year old woman reached out her hand, tightly gripping his hand until he calmed down, sat down silently, with eventual tears in his eyes. I spoke to the woman after this incident and she simply said, ‘I’m a mother and he needed someone to touch.’ And she started to cry. Don’t fear or judge the stranger on the bus: life does not provide equal welfare for all its residents.”
Before the man walked off the train, he got up and said to the old woman “Thanks, Grandma”.
I saw the most incredible display of humanity on the sky train. A six foot five man suffering from drug abuse and\or…
Posted by Ehab Taha on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
The old woman’s simple gesture has since touched the hearts of people all over the world. Share this incredible act of kindness with your friends.
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