President Obama leaves thoughtful comment on Humans of New York photo from Iran

'This one really resonated with me'

Justin Carissimo
Thursday 03 September 2015 22:38 BST
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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.

“Today’s his tenth birthday. He’s a very emotional young man. He likes to solve other people’s problems. One time...

Posted by Humans of New York on Thursday, September 3, 2015

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.'"

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.

"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!)"

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.

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