Kind students help lost sleepy boy find father

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[@pishukkan6894]

This is such a great content (if only you could do away with the annoying music)

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@pishukkan6894 WE ARE CALLED TO REPENTANCE AND WE MUST BE BORN AGAIN!

[@T1M6]

How kind and gentle ... parents of the students should be proud. .😍

[@georgetang6157]

They are raised well.

[@migspedition]

you mean his drunkard of a dad. why yes the kid is probably sleeping less

[@HuyNguyen-hw1yx]

Wouldn’t everyone done the same?

[@teammeyers3249]

@@seanmy3884 parents of the universit students

[@jinraigami3349]

@@migspedition Learn to read properly before learning the insult, will you?

[@serenity_jen7]

This is the most heart warming thing ive seen in a while. With all the hate going on in the world right now, situations like these give me some sort of hope for humanity.

[@reillyd.4753]

Knowing this was all because of his alcoholic father is not heart warming though

[@northwest1760]

The boy was abandoned by one of the most important people in his life and was left completely vulnerable. He will remember this moment (likely a lot more like it) for the rest of his life. The boys, while nice, will never even close to outweigh the harm in this child’s life. How is any of that heartwarming?

[@Ad-Lo]

Child neglect is heart-warming?

[@owlox278]

Yeah, even though mostly people would eventually help it always warming seeing a group of people being kind and tried their best to help. Not including the father of course. And yeah, the world sure is full of conflict right now with people being to sensitive to anything where people even find innocent things offensive and harmful. And people being envious and hate towards anyone who are above them. And i don't think it will ever calm down any time because there would be just a new generation that past those characteristic since it would always happen no matter what because that's just human nature of being "GREEDY" and desire of being superior. And yeah there's nothing we can do if we don't have power to go against it, since there's people who would always wanted more until they're satisfied

[@megha6865]

Seeing a ray of hope even in darkness is sign of positive person. This video may show father forgot the child, but imagine nobody helped the child or ignored that would had been worse. So it is always better to be hopeful sometimes.

[@spicybiscuit88]

The kid seems exhausted, and it looks like he feels safer without his father there. He is not anxious at being separated from his parent, and is trying to get physical comfort from the student, and go to sleep on him. Maybe he feels he can finally relax. I hope the kid wasn't just handed back to his alcoholic father.

[@selmahare]

I was thinking the same. The alcoholic father is obviously not fit for purpose. I don’t know how it works in China, but where I come from social services would take him. It’s everything but ideal for any child to end up in the system, the system is BAD; but in this case he’s obviously not safe with his dad either. Poor baby.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

In China, and Japan (probably Korea too) adoption costs money. As in $25,000-40,000 per child. So the system would probably not be better because the kid is very unlikely to be taken in. In Asia they prefer having children of their own blood, they rarely adopt kids.

[@sabbirahmed3685]

​@@Kat-mu8wqso western countries can it

[@secrets.295]

I dont think he is sleepy. He looks like he is intoxicated. Probably exposed to it by that disgusting father. Somebody should really2 check on this incident

[@AKDHFR]

​@@secrets.295he's not intoxicated, when i was travelling in China the travel can be quite long esp if you go with trains it can really feel overwhelming daunty but relaxed.

[@MollyHJohns]

This calm and sensible sleepy baby deserves hugs. And a better father.

[@Ariana-sl1kq]

It’s strange that that child isn’t concerned about being separated from his father or being lost.

[@veganwolf2024]

Because is China.China is safe.

[@vixxenthefoxx]

Sad that he might already be used to it

[@chameleon28]

Sometimes kids aren’t. I helped a little girl who lost her parents in an airport, she just calmly asked if I had “seen her mummy and daddy”. I found the parents easily because they looked terrified (especially dad, he was almost crying) but the little girl wasn’t scared at all😊 nb- I work as a shop assistant in duty free, so she came up to me because I wore a uniform!

[@Helterskelter803]

@@chameleon28same I also helped a girl who kept crying mama walking around the kid market. I was the only shop keeper in my store so I didn’t step out right away but after 5 minutes of listening to her I had to go outside and stop her from wandering around. While I was contemplating going to market security the parents and some other shoppers found us. The girl followed me right away when I called out for her and stopped crying. I wonder why no one else helped her as she must have walked around the area for a while , and it’s a busy tourist spot.

[@OutOfTheBoxGaming]

Maybe because he’s very sleep deprived and can barely keep and eye open DUHHHHHHHH

[@志瑜杨]

The father of the boy should be fined. To do this is not acceptable. I hope the parents of anyone who helped are proud of them. They have kind hearts.

[@Tracey-hg9sj]

He should be in jail.

[@AnonymousPoet-m8h]

In the USA, the father would’ve been tracked down by authorities and put in jail. That’s child endangerment

[@zaaviya-e-Ghalib]

This seems adorable but is actually heartbreaking

[@Naamy19X9]

Messed up. The staff should have contacted the proper authorities...the police and child protection. The child was indeed safer with the University students.

[@oceaneo4603]

Absolutely. The way he lean on that stranger arm, so sleepy not worry not being with hid dad. Why on Earth was he so tired ??? 😬

[@infinitepixal]

and how did his father not look ONCE if the child was following him or not?

[@jennynott3841]

You wouldn’t have that happening in the Uk. Parents should be ashamed of themselves

[@aaaduccs6667]

fr...

[@catfeatherss]

​​@@jennynott3841 It could happen ANYWHERE. Don't kid yourself. Alcoholic/drug addicted/metally ill/irresponsible parents exist in every country on earth. We need to do better to protect children worldwide.

[@kokonana4086]

This is so heart-warming! Honestly it looks so much like a big bro teasing a lit' bro for being so sleepy and forgetting to get off the train.

[@Ad-Lo]

A child abandoned on a busy, dangerous train warms your heart?

[@CandyHorns_TF2]

​@@Ad-Loif it were you no one would bat an eye.

[@panjabipandit]

Well in most homogenous societies we view ourselves as brothers and sisters, aunties, uncles etc. In India everyone is our brother, sister, uncle, aunty, grandma, grandpa, etc. These kids were looking out for a little kid because in a homogenous society they are basically elder brothers and that's what you do.

[@sabbirahmed3685]

​@@panjabipanditonly in your caste lol

[@14omoon]

Really dont like how the baby was left on the train like that, but I appreciate how the students rallied to get him help and were so compassionate with him.

[@GhastlyCretin]

Poor little guy. Shame on his father.

[@xSonamy]

😐

[@samyadeepsengupta460]

A sense of societal responsibility suddenly emerges among Chinese citizens surrounding the kid...and the kid is least perturbed about their concern...may be he just doesn't wanna go home... No Dilli dallying on this topic but we are happy to see the boy reclining on the lap of a stranger...as the world is small,and we all are a big FAMILY

[@ZakiHaider-y9o]

Kindly stay in your rndia

[@samyadeepsengupta460]

@@ZakiHaider-y9o the world is my home and every human being is my family

[@DW-op7ly]

Kindly stop being a racist POS

[@BurntRaisinToast]

Seriously? A child is stranded without his (obviously inept) parents, and only a “sudden” sense of societal responsibility would cause the surrounding adults to step in to help??? That’s what normal people would do in any healthy society. I’m gobsmacked that most of the comments about this story speak to people’s shocked response to Chinese people being kind to a child! If this happened anywhere else in the world, the comments would reflect criticism of the parents’ terrible, shocking neglect of that little boy.

[@mayl4152]

@@BurntRaisinToastunfortunately most societies nowadays are pretty cold. Saw an old man fall down the other down across the road and no one around him stepped in to help him up

[@akdlg9sjjslk8]

I’m gonna cry he’s so adorable and it’s so wholesome seeing university students care for the little boy 🥺

[@forefatherofmankind3305]

What’s there to cry ? Don’t be so melodramatic

[@sssss4644]

​@@forefatherofmankind3305 Lol, are you a kid or something? this kind of think I know it's soft but people are different and there are things we don't need to say / comment

[@V.IVRusty]

You’re telling me a father the forgot his child in a drunken state will still have custody??

[@joshuah9109]

Exactly. Isn't this neglect? Are the laws different there?

[@CynAnne1]

Thank goodness those kind students found that poor child...his 'father', however, should be arrested.

[@xSonamy]

father 😐

[@danimalwonderpants2123]

I needed something kind of wholesome. The college kids and the boy, not the drunken father part 😭

[@BurntRaisinToast]

Yes. A neglected child, and a comments section full of shocked surprise that Chinese people were kind to a lost boy, are certainly “wholesome”.

[@untamed_wild]

The little boy is so cute seriously we need to protect innocent people...those kids were angels they really need to be honoured...

[@mrartdeco]

This boy has such a mood. Getting lost? No problem I'll just sleep my problems away.

[@888AAA]

I hope these students reach back out become like a BIG BROTHER/ SISTER ROLE MODEL DAD NEEDS HELP ❤

[@ms.hjohnson6820]

It’s not their place to do that though it would be kind. More importantly, the authorities need to be checking in on that child on a regular basis.

[@888AAA]

I know it's not I just have alot of hope seeing there conscious is pure its probably something they are already onto knowing those great kids.. dad needs a wake up call sometimes it takes this to make somebody realize what they have is not worth living in sorrow only creates more hoping dad get help, held accountable child neglect abandonment, and changes for himself and then his son 🙏 is so simple and easy throwing a prayer their way in hopes of a new ☀

[@donnalemmo1839]

I'm happy the boy is safe.🎉

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

I hope they have child protective services. That child deserves better. Thank you students ❤

[@xSonamy]

No

[@jenellgordy1071]

His tiredness is extreme. I am hopeful he didn't get his hands on something that he shouldn't have. Poor child. Kudos to the young men.

[@lalafitri6772]

pitiful yet adorable at the same time, poor boy with a horrible father

[@taku_yu]

Poor baby. He feels safer with strangers than with his own father😢

[@BlackSheep703]

I hope that kid found his way to some relatives, at least for now. That father is clearly going through some ish.

[@gemmabryden4864]

Oh bless the little boy he is so adorable. I am glad the students were very helpful

[@pomegranateemporium]

I know the interaction is super cute, but, this is so sad 🥺

[@nikiTricoteuse]

Well done kind students. I hope there will be consequences for the father. This could have ended so badly.

[@CynAnne1]

Niki - That's just what I was thinking...that poor little boy. So glad those students found him first.

[@skipper9907]

This child is too cute. Reminds me of a kid I work with at a youth centre. A little boy with his older 7 brothers always drop-in. This little boy will fall asleep in a chair some evenings. Sometimes his brothers leave without remembering to take him home or they'll leave and come pick him up before we close because no one can wake him up. lol. They live nearby and most of the staff have worked with these brothers for a few years so it's not usually a big deal with this boy. I can tell that trying to wake up this lil guy is probably my coworkers highlight of their shifts. I know it's mine, I enjoy seeing how gentle my coworkers are with this kid and his brothers I also enjoy seeing the older boys being big brothers. That boy and those university students.. so wholesome!

[@ginak.804]

Oh my goodness, what kind of parents leave their child behind in the subway 😢 glad he was able to get home safe. And very kind of the students to help him. He is so adorable 🤗

[@leilameiners1412]

This is just so touching! Thank you for helping this abandoned kid. Love from Germany

[@altheadawn2531]

He's so cute and the students are angels 😇 the father is a disgrace 😢

[@xSonamy]

😐

[@deviectristyantoko5121]

What kind a father who left his son behind...

[@twnl1096]

Why is everyone saying this heartwarming? It’s heart breaking. A kid being left on a train.. awful.

[@joshuah9109]

THANK YOU!!!! My thoughts exactly.

[@HanaAddams]

it's heartbreaking that his father left him but it's heartwarming that the students helped him

[@FullSpectrumDoula]

What a precious little boy. I am glad they were there to help.

[@rudyorense1921]

Chinese students are excellent in many aspects. I never had a single behavioral issue caused by any of my students in my almost 7 years of teaching in China. Chinese people IN CHINA (I emphasized this because the Chinese in my homecountry, the PH are NOT that type) are generally kind, humble, peace-loving and hardworking. Even my mom who visited me and stayed with me for about 3 months was so impressed by how gentleman and respectful the Chinese men were. My almost 7 years of teaching and living in China was one of the best experience I've ever had. Almost 10 years have passed since I left the Middle Kingdom (中国) and I'm still in contact with my friends there. China is a very beautiful country.

[@vikasprakashjoshi2090]

Hi. It's a nice message. I was curious about one thing. Are the Chinese in ph mainly in business ? As I observed it in asean generally

[@rudyorense1921]

@@vikasprakashjoshi2090 Not necessarily. Their ancestors move to my country (and other ASEAN/Asian countries) when China wasn't as prosperous as it is now. Truth be told, even their (Chinese in my home country) physical features are different from what O saw in China. I presume this is because those Chinese who migrated before came from the same geographical (as well as social, economic, racial) location - South of China. This also explains why what most of us know as Chinese food OUTSIDE China are way too different from what they have in China. I learned during the years I was in China that there are actually 8 MAJOR CHINESE CUISINES. What most people taste, know, see in other countries are perhaps from Guangdong or Fujian areas. For example, Sichuan food is characterized by "ma" and "la" or "ma la". It's not the usual hotness and spiciness brought by chilli pepper. It's something else. The distinct spiciness amd hotness is attributed to the sichuan pepper.

[@samyadeepsengupta460]

Cute little boy in a sleepy dream like world...becomes the centre of discussion and a quest of concern to find his father...this is China,true China we wanna see...

[@comradeleppi2000]

China is safe compare to other asian countries

[@veganwolf2024]

China is safe for kids unlike india 😂

[@Ritercrazy]

Well done being real men.

[@gevans3937]

Id love to adopt this child. He deserves to be tucked into a safe warm bed at night and have sweet dreams knowing someone who loves him will be there when he wakes up. Gid bless this precious baby.

[@veronicaoliveiro6367]

Were he given alcohol too? He sure doesn’t looked just sleepy. The boy is so fortunate to be found by kind hearted people instead of human trafficking criminals. Don’t think he should be returned to his father.

[@dr.swapnilgupta1180]

I am thinking in the same way…..he doesn’t seem to b just sleepy,he definitely got into abuse.so sad😢

[@aamnahere6250]

That's just an assumption. Just because a child is really sleepy in a bus does not mean they've been drugged. It's interesting that so many people have jumped to the conclusion of abuse by simply seeing a sleepy child. Children often do get sleepy in cars and buses. It's irresponsible to accuse someone of abuse without knowing their situation.

[@sdot31311]

@@aamnahere6250 Neglect is the most common form of child abuse. This child already has an alcoholic father so neglectful that he left his kid on the subway. It’s not a big leap to wonder if the dad is also neglectful in other ways (like letting his minor son drink alongside him)

[@aiswaryas1444]

​@@aamnahere6250 leaving a child in a subway is negligence which already is abuse. Kid seems to be more than just sleepy and tired so the people saying he may be intoxicated could be right.

[@MichaelHo-lo3fp]

@@aamnahere6250no child is going to be this sleepy to the point where they will cuddle up with random strangers and not care that their parent is gone

[@LipiMajhi-n2z]

❤❤wow so cute boy..... I respect those students who helped the cute baby boy❤❤❤

[@Grace-tc1lq]

These young men were so responsible and kind, it warmed my heart. We like to think almost anyone would do the same thing by helping the child but we know different. I thank them for their kindness and thank their parents for raising them the way they did.

[@monicalewis7426]

So thankful for these student's.

[@catfeatherss]

Poor sweet baby. I hope he will be ok now that his kind rescuers have had to return him to his careless father.

[@NallDave]

These students will become great parents.

[@madcatter576]

This is the community support we all need and should implement

[@sammidzikr]

Those university students are the real dads for him😍👍🏻❤

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

So adorable cute boy.

[@jnslml14]

I remember my lil bro got lost when he was 3years old. That day my parents , me my little brother, visited a friends house for a birthday celebration , then my brother was missing from the house. After a long worrying search, we found him sleeping in the police station.

[@JaniceWithTheTarlovCysts]

Oh, that poor little tyke; he was too sleepy to be concerned. I hope that it's not the norm for him. His father needs a wake-up call and I hope this is it.

[@MrRrrr698]

Students saving the world

[@vee12n12]

This is how everyone should behave there's no reason to ever be bad...peace& kindness always❤

[@BurntRaisinToast]

This IS how most people behave. It’s only “news” in China.

[@Kareena1988]

Forget the students. The parents need punishment.

[@crystal1952]

Thank you boys for your kindness.

[@arakkaramoon586]

Thankyou to the students that helped this little boy. He was given back to the father ? Without police intervention ?

[@nanaj5836]

How can anyone forget such a gorgeous little boy?

[@kaxar6954]

Truly amazing those students protected that little boy. Just imagine he could have been taken by someone else and missing for years. Beautiful story.

[@kimmoandreanalo9835]

So sweet and kind of these students.Really worth admiring.

[@lsssrt]

How cute the kid is!

[@RS-tu1sg]

I hope these guys become his big brothers n look out 4 him.

[@da5048]

I did this so many times because of my job as a front office staff. I always found the parent and was very careful when giving the kid away.

[@nhadifah]

The kid seems comfortable with the students rather than being worried of his father not around

[@suecoelho467]

Poor…poor little boy..he is acting like he’s been drugged or something! Those young students are AMAZING

[@ALWH1314]

Mom is gonna give this dad a lesson for sure.

[@asiscivies3377]

Yo perdí a mi hijo y se llevó un susto tremendo, me había cambiado de asiento en el parque y no me vió. Un par de años después los dos encontramos a un niño perdido en el mismo parque y le ayudamos a encontrar a su abuela porque se acordaba de la última vez que la vió, esperamos en ese lugar con el chico berreando y unos minutos después vino su abuela que también le buscaba y estaba la pobre señora al borde del infarto.

[@Absbor]

It started heart warming just to round up sad that the kid was handed back to his parent.

[@blehbleh1260]

Aw. I feel so bad for the kid. Imagine he's probably so tired following his dad that he just couldn't bear to stay awake. What a negligent father he has

[@pragyamishra6170]

If someone feels safe around you is a great blessing❤

[@theresashaw7850]

So glad they stayed with the little one

[@homeiswonderland]

I love how expressive their language is, college kids speaking to a younger child.

[@teejaysinghX]

Rightly said the poor kid is more safer with these gentlemen than his own father !

[@wednesday7150]

they are the genzs that this society need❤

[@diannenaude4923]

Amazing young men in the making.

[@morkieflash7422]

Respect boys, too much patient and kindness of them to handle this situation.

[@x-Lilith-x]

Really kind of the students but i feel so sorry for the child. I hope they have a form of child protection service there, the boy needs it, but the students again did so well for him. X

[@ArumWaharatri]

This makes me feel safe, this kind of news gives me hope

[@Ayano-no5wu]

That’s so adorableeee!!! Those guys are really kind and sweet for helping the child ^^ I’d do the same as them ❤️❤️

[@darlenemarcucci-miller2284]

I am so proud of those students. Governments aside there are many delightful and kind people in China. Let this remind us.

[@rajenkasi67]

Cute small hero. Students also cute haha

[@thomashe2496]

What a kind student ❤❤❤ Gave him a Kindest Student Reward

[@lalliepillay8613]

Absolutely caring n kind n patient students, trying to help the lost child

[@s.e.e455]

Father must be going through a difficult time, perhaps a single father…? I hope the child is well taken care of ❤

[@Vespyr_]

The fact the boy was so sleepy is suspicious... Like he's been drugged.

[@Luftwaffengel]

I think the same , a child even tired always cried and will want his parents. He looks under substances

[@PosaPunto]

This makes me think now. If that's true did he leave him there on purpose and was expecting not to be found?

[@Vespyr_]

@@PosaPunto That's my theory, yes... to disorient the child and lose him.

[@verdellellis4043]

Those students did a Phanomenol job with the little boy. Caring is sharing especially a child so young and being alone.

[@Weeping-Angel]

Wow. I’m shocked that the boy isn’t freaking out. I would probably cry immediately

[@analopezfinneran1411]

I can’t believe they gave him back to his father 😢

[@Anaaksounamoun]

HOWWWWWW its possible to forget a kid in the subway come on horrible parents where are u

[@ginawylie5049]

Sad that the father would do that, anything could have happened. 😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@sharonc6721]

Oh dear, luckily he's will a group of kind people. I think may be the child also drank a bit, because the child is un normally drowsy, and he is amongst strangers. Shame on his dad.

[@xSonamy]

😐

[@AJ___0]

the kid is cute and bless the students for trying to call his father and helping him but this is sad

[@rabiatulalauyah6520]

Such a Blessed the students and the little boy❤

[@Firstofanyone]

Poor little cutie :( I hope his dad is sober now. I doubt it but I really hope.

[@Mikasathefab]

The heartwarming posts from SCMP makes my day....❤

[@breskinner]

Seem like the kid was safer on a subway with strangers than his own father. I really hope that father get the help he need. That situation could've turned out bad for that young boy

[@theretiredbartender88]

It’s very kind of them to look after him. Unfortunately, in my opinion the little boy was intoxicated also. 😢

[@karjon1122]

Father of the year 🎉

[@maryharvey6909]

You know he felt safe with them because he was falling asleep.

[@RosiePosey5150]

Something that could have been sad turned wholesome ❤❤❤❤

[@lauarascott]

That was so awesome of them helping him.