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| President Obama leaves touching comment on Humans of New York photo from Iran | President Obama leaves touching comment on Humans of New York photo from Iran |
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| Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton is currently blogging in Iran. | Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton is currently blogging in Iran. |
| During his trip, Stanton met a father and son who were celebrating the boy's tenth birthday. The famed blogger posted an image on Thursday from the Iranian town of Tabriz. | During his trip, Stanton met a father and son who were celebrating the boy's tenth birthday. The famed blogger posted an image on Thursday from the Iranian town of Tabriz. |
| “Today’s his tenth birthday. He’s a very emotional young man. He likes to solve other people’s problems. One time... | “Today’s his tenth birthday. He’s a very emotional young man. He likes to solve other people’s problems. One time... |
| The father shared a story they experienced and said that he was proud to be raising a "humanitarian." | The father shared a story they experienced and said that he was proud to be raising a "humanitarian." |
| "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.'" | "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.'" |
| President Barack Obama just so happened to notice the image one day after he secured enough Democratic support to safeguard the pending Iran nuclear deal. Still, Obama typed a thoughtful response from The White House Facebook account. | President Barack Obama just so happened to notice the image one day after he secured enough Democratic support to safeguard the pending Iran nuclear deal. Still, Obama typed a thoughtful response from The White House Facebook account. |
| (Humans of New York/Facebook) | (Humans of New York/Facebook) |
| "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," he wrote. | "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," he wrote. |
| "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!)" | "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!)" |
| Naturally, the touching image received overwhelmingly positive comments from the blog's followers. | Naturally, the touching image received overwhelmingly positive comments from the blog's followers. |
| "What a beautiful way to see his son. I think this apricot didn't fall far from the tree," Elizabeth Kay wrote. | "What a beautiful way to see his son. I think this apricot didn't fall far from the tree," Elizabeth Kay wrote. |