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President Barack Obama commented on a Facebook post from Humans of New York about an Iranian son and father after reading their inspiring story on Thursday, Sept. 3
Absolutely touching. Photoblog Humans of New York shared the tale of an Iranian man and his son on its Facebook page on Thursday, Sept. 3, inspiring President Barack Obama to personally comment on the post.
Abraham Lincoln’s son was 8-years-old when he moved into the White House, where he went to school in the library. He died in 1871 at the age of 18.
The photo, taken by Brandon Stanton, is accompanied by a personal moment the father once had with his selfless boy.
"Today’s his tenth birthday. He’s a very emotional young man. He likes to solve other people’s problems. One time when he was five years old, he came with me to the store and we bought two pounds of fresh apricots. I let him carry the bag home," the caption read. "He walked a little bit behind me the entire way. After awhile, I asked him to hand me an apricot. ‘I can’t,’ he said. ‘I’ve given them all away.’ I knew then that I was raising a humanitarian."
The R&B songstress (seen here greeting Obama at a D.C. event last year) is campaigning hard for the President’s re-election. In July, she hosted a summit targeting female voters in Philadelphia.
Turns out, POTUS was just as proud of the adolescent. "What an inspirational story. One of the most fulfilling things that can happen to you as a parent is to see the values you’ve worked to instill in your kids start to manifest themselves in their actions – and this one really resonated with me," Obama, 54, commented under the photo from the White House's Facebook account.
“Today’s his tenth birthday. He’s a very emotional young man. He likes to solve other people’s problems. One time…
He continued: "I hope this young man never loses his desire to help others. And I'm going to continue doing whatever I can to make this world a place where he and every young person like him can live up to their full potential. (And if I ever get to meet him, I hope he’ll save me an apricot!) -bo."
Barack and Michelle posed with Malia, then 2, in 2000. “Michelle really wanted to be a mom,” longtime pal Valerie Jarrett previously told Us Weekly. “She talked about kids when I first met her [in the early ‘90s].”
The story has received over 500,000 likes and 36,000 shares since it was first posted, with even Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg liking it. Obama's comment has garnered over 128,000 likes.
Obama's gesture comes just days after he gained enough support from the Senate surrounding the Iran nuclear deal, which will prevent Republicans from interfering in the agreement. According to USA Today, Obama also recently reassured King Salman of Saudi Arabia that the U.S. will help with counter-terrorism efforts against Iran.
