Even before the pandemic, many people from all around the world were experience tough times, and this YouTube vlogger was already doing his part to try and help. In this video from 2019, the kind-hearted man went to a grocery store in the Philippines and paid for people’s groceries bringing one of them to tears.
Get the tissue ready, this one’s a tearjerker!
Selfless vlogger pays for unsuspecting Filipino peoples groceries
Famous YouTuber, The Hungry Syrian Wanderer, has made a name for himself by doing extremely kind things for people and making videos of his encounters.
Basel is from Syria, so he knows firsthand what it’s like to see people fall on hard times. At the start of this video, he explains that he’ll be dressing incognito so that no one recognizes him, and will be paying for peoples’ grocery bills.
The first man he pays for is completely shocked, and afterward brings his family in to meet Basel
Next, Basel pays for a couple who are shopping with their young child, and they’re taken aback by his immense kindness, thanking him for the amazing gesture.
The third person he pays for thinks he’s joking at first, but once he realizes it’s no joke, the man opens up to Basel telling him that he’s shopping for his family and has to buy this much every single week.
Basel sees the fourth person counting his money and realizing he doesn’t have enough, so the YouTuber steps in and pays for him as well
The man tells Basel his name is Arnel, and that he’s lacking funds so he doesn’t have enough to pay for all of the groceries he needs.
“I know how difficult life is nowadays, I got your bill, you don’t have to pay anything,” Basel tells Arnel.
The most touching encounter comes when Basel sees a disabled woman waiting in line
When he sees a disabled lady waiting in line, Basel knows this needs to be the fifth person he pays for. At first, she looks weary of the man standing behind her in a hood and sunglasses, which is understandable given her circumstances.
While he’s standing in line behind the disabled woman, someone surprisingly recognizes him but that won’t stop him from doing what’s right. Her bill comes out to 1,875 pesos, the most out of anyone so far.
When he tells her he’s paying for her, the woman begins to cry from his kind gesture
She can’t believe it, as soon as she realized what was happening tears come to her eyes and she begins crying. This prompts Basel to give her a big hug and tell her:
“Keep your money and stay strong”
The last person is an elderly lady who doesn’t realize Basel already paid for, but when she does her face lights up as she’s filled with joy
Seeing her happiness is exactly why Basel is doing what he’s doing, when she asks him if he’s doing it because he’s a Christian he replies:
“It’s not about religion, It’s about being good. Right? It doesn’t matter if we’re Christians, Muslims, or anything.”
Although the poverty rate has gotten better in the Philippines, they still have a long way to go so Basel’s kind gesture go a long way in a country where it can be hard to come across the money for many. To see more of his kind deeds, check out his YouTube Channel.
Lifting others and making a difference in the world is what will help to make the world a better place by improving people’s lives. 🙏🏻 #ColgateBekeNemen 😂
Posted by The Hungry Syrian Wanderer onWednesday, February 17, 2021
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