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The President commented on a Facebook post from Humans of New York yesterday morning..
Humans of New York:
“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. 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.”
(Tabriz, Iran)
President Obama just commented on this story from Humans of New York. Read his response below or here:
"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. 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"
"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. 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"
https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos/a.102107073196735.4429.102099916530784/1071651066242326/?type=1&theater
One of the many reasons I love our President. You can see in this comment just how much of a good human being he is. Gonna miss him as our POTUS!
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What a heartwarming exchange. I too love our President and am grateful he is our nation's leader. And yes, I will miss him terribly!
I love that young man and the President. Both have hearts of gold.
Thanks YoungDemCA. 
