Heartwarming Sighting of Middle Schoolers Helping Elderly Man Collect Paper Goes Viral

Late at night, the story of middle school students who helped an elderly man collecting wastepaper and accompanied him all the way to a junkyard is warming hearts.

Recently, a post appeared on social media saying, "I ran into some kind middle school students who helped an elderly man collect wastepaper and even accompanied him to the junkyard."

The accompanying photos showed the two students pulling a handcart piled high with wastepaper from the front while pushing from behind as they walked together.

The author of the post shared the sighting, saying, "The grandfather had to walk for an hour to reach the junkyard and hadn't even eaten, so the friends were worried and told him they would buy him something to eat."

The author added, "They were so admirable that I couldn't just walk past," and "I wanted to publicize their good deed."

Later, a student who identified themselves as one of the individuals involved in the story posted an update detailing the situation at the time.

The student stated, "The journey there was a bit tough, but other adults also helped out, allowing us to safely make a trip that normally takes about an hour in just 40 minutes," adding, "If something like this happens again in the future, I want to be someone who doesn't just walk past and instead helps out." The students are truly admirable.

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