Eight-year-old Maurice Adams Jr is giving hope to us all, and he didn’t even mean to. He was in a car with his mother when they spotted someone struggling to make their way with a walker. Maurice had mom pull over so that he could help.
Another passerby, who didn’t know anyone involved, was so moved by what they were seeing that they pulled out their phone to record. Maurice, unaware he was being filmed and having no idea who this person was, jumped right in to help her get that walker up the stairs.
The little boy slowly and carefully helped an elderly stranger maneuver up some stairs. Her walker was awkward, so Maurice helped her balance and lift the walker step by step. When they got to the top, the pair hugged and Maurice happily bounded down and right back into moms waiting car. The video was posted online, and it’s gone completely viral!
RESPECT: An 8-year-old boy took the time to help an elderly woman with a walker make it up a set of stairs. >> https://t.co/g1kvMGMxLL pic.twitter.com/r5Rt8YfPVi
— WAFB (@WAFB) May 31, 2018
TRUE GENTLEMAN: Maurice Adams Jr. said when he spotted an elderly woman struggling to get up some stairs, he didn't think twice to ask his mom to pull over. "I just wanted to help her." ❤️ https://t.co/nKVBiKHfYJ
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) June 1, 2018
This 8-year-old Georgia boy was with his mom when he saw an elderly woman struggling to climb the stairs with her walker, so he got out of the car to give her some help https://t.co/2N1WKFs0c2 pic.twitter.com/Q8IZ3kFmmz
— CNN (@CNN) June 2, 2018
Maurice is uplifting us all with his simple act of kindness and compassion.
https://twitter.com/polosep7/status/1002802043277303808
Character is what you do when no one's watching. He didn't know he was being recorded.
— Badgercrack (@Badgercrack) June 2, 2018
How sweet. He's not gunna be someone special – he IS someone special! ⭐️
— RobertOsterSignature (@RobertOsterInk) June 2, 2018
It really does. I sure needed that. Thank you, Maurice!
— Kiss My Grits (@babadri) June 1, 2018
https://twitter.com/stephanierose60/status/1002672504677289986
https://twitter.com/ro_sie15/status/1002266432800018432
There's still hope…
— Laurie Brown (@laurie658) May 31, 2018
The kids are going to be alright if Maurice is any indication.