Publix employee and Fort Myers six-year-old form unlikely friendship

[@kristinaete]

I’m literally crying. He was so happy to see her again 😅 it’s so rare to see such genuine happiness.

[@fahadfaraj6474]

Let's me n u be like that

[@kristinaete]

@@fahadfaraj6474 let’s not.

[@siinfloridasi]

^^Looks like the kindness train has derailed a bit. Lol

[@Bobby-hk9gs]

She did flat out admit that she won't help another. Bitch breeds, of course. 😂​@@siinfloridasi

[@503.GRUMPSS]

@@kristinaete 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@saltypretzel5582]

What a sweet man!!! Wish there were more people like him around!!

[@lucioaldair4401]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@SuperSoldier26]

Oh yes and amen ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

they are , they're called black people

[@eleanorek.leslie9818]

Publix Stores are terrific and have the best employees ever!

[@SuperSoldier26]

@@antoineporche-rideaux4841 What? Why say it like that?

[@XennaC]

Publix has always had the best customer service and this guys energy is awesome!!! 🎉❤

[@jameswilson313]

Publix also expects more out of their employees than other retailers but also offers excellent benefits and company stock based on income and pays great dividends. They were listed as the second best company to work for in america by Forbes in the 90's and I'm sure they still are.

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

There deli food section is amazing too

[@living9377]

Yeah Publix is different. Shopping there is a pleasure except their prices.

[@loannealford1113]

I love it when he said “ she is in my heart”. ❤❤❤

[@zachwhitlow4]

My grandpa used to work at a Target forever and as he got older he couldn't do as much and he was ready to retire. But they convinced him to just be there and be the greeter because he was that beloved

[@kymtv9137]

I wish the whole world was like this

[@Hasa-prettybby]

He’s Haitian and mama is the most endearing word an adult can say in creative to a little girl or baby 🥹

[@larryressler5438]

All the things we have in common kindness is a part of that... I freaking love it.

[@AminaAkinyi28]

Cool kindness is good

[@lynncoombs5719]

We need more stories like this…

[@VioletJoy]

Yes, please!

[@TRUMP20Z4]

Amen! LOVE from Australia people! xoxo 💌💌💌💌

[@haissem8]

Reminds me of Michael Jackson

[@TRUMP20Z4]

@@haissem8 a good version.

[@kellyandrews8161]

The store has nothing to add to this story.

[@CoachSemaj]

Kudos to the parents for raising this child love unconditionally. That little girl doesn't see Gilbert as anything but the nice gentleman at the grocery store that's her high five friend. Think she'll be an awesome adult like her parents when she grows up.

[@devantejackson5085]

I think she Gon be within the brothers when she grow up Nothing wrong with that as long as they treat her right to me

[@SuperSoldier26]

Amen

[@VioletJoy]

How else would she see him? 🤔

[@restlesscommentator2616]

This is very heartwarming and I hope that young girl never loses that loving spirit.

[@marciacraven4032]

That was awesome! We need more of this in our world. Love, respect, kindness and friendship..😊

[@MrJking065]

The way she looks at her friend. She just loves him so much. Bless your hearts. And I mean that in the best Southern Way!

[@dannydanix8698]

His genuine friendliness is something to celebrate, if only more people became like him " world would be sunny everyday"

[@linbrowning9938]

With our country in such chaos, it's so refreshing to know there is human kindness to be found in America.

[@BN2K]

What a beautiful connection between a child and an adult from different backgrounds. He is sincere when he said Fiona is his heart, simply because ♥️👍🏾

[@BN2K]

Simply beautiful ♥️👍🏾

[@RealDeal318ThaBoot]

I love this ❤! I used to be an angry person now as I've gotten older I've gotten emotional every time I see kindness!! It's easy to do and it goes a VERY LONG WAYS I PROMISE

[@leek6068]

its crazy we have garbage celebrity stories, or just celebrities in general. like wtf this is crazy beautiful. THE LOVE. ugh man.. as a nanny i love kids with all my heart and its just beautoful to see how love effects everyone

[@lesliewarnell5172]

Hate, indifference, apathy, and intolerance is TAUGHT and LEARNED. It is not innate. 🦋

[@Manuel-gv6qt]

Amen and high five.

[@jeanlubin5864]

I've been saying that for the longest but people don't seemed to get it. I work at a retail store "Circuit City" for years before they ran out of business, and I've met a Caucasian gentleman in his sixties and his wife that was her earlier thirties. She was pregnant. Three years down the line I hadn't seen the couple until one day they came into my store with their baby girl. The couple introduced me to their little girl and I kid you not, the minute the little girl saw me she didn't want to leave my site. After that whenever the couple would come to the store the little girl would cry if her parents didn't leave her with while they shoppe. So yes, I agree with your comment.

[@regand7830]

Oh my tickly, warmy, fuzzy, love beams!!! How sweet. My god we need more of that in this big, sorry...yet amazing world.

[@user-ug3ub5od6b]

That is so adorable! If everyone would treat each other like that, this world would be a better place. Love, Family & Friends are priceless.❣️

[@hectornegron9155]

I love these stories. I recently bumped into this girl at this pharmacy in my neighborhood and asked her about this other girl, a coworker and best friend of hers whom I haven't seen for a while. Her response didn't just made my day, it made my year. She says: "I got a message from your daughter; you're gonna be a grandpa". Turns out that girl, who is someone that stole my heart since the first day I met her and that I love dearly and consider my daughter, recently found out she's pregnant with her second child. To anybody else looking from the outside in she's a pharmacy employee and I just another one of her customers but to me she's my daughter and that’s why I felt so happy and fortunate when I got that message from her best friend.

[@melissatodd560]

Well, I didn't expect to cry, but here I am trying to explain to my confused boyfriend about these two beautiful souls that met at Publix. When he asked, "Do you remember me?" and she most assuredly did ...I lost it. We need more Mr. High Five's and Fiona's in this world.

[@gorickrealty]

I love these kinds of stories of kindness in humanity 😊😊😊 Gilnet is amazing & Fiona is amazing & her parents are amazing for allowing her that social interaction & teaching her how to be an outgoing, open-minded young lady. This interaction with Mr. high-five will indeed shape her perspective on how she relates to others in her future. I'm so happy for all of them. Little things like this can and will affect the world 🌎 ❤🙏🏾

[@dasgehtnicht5082]

He’s amazing ❤ Publix hires the best people I swear

[@merchernel123]

His energy is gift, bless him. ❤

[@sangosister]

That's compassion, love and caring! Love to see how love and compassion in young today!

[@Lov3lie]

Fiiiioooooonnnnnaaa!!!!! His heart is glad 😀

[@josephkaija682]

A very nice story that needs to be replayed more that anything else

[@lucasgdrezes]

He's that type of person that lights things up whenever he walks into.

[@brenredhead3482]

Sweet little girl and a very kind fellow 💕 helping a little girl and her family find a high 5 friend. This is wonderful.

[@rosamundmundy6966]

Amazing.. This man is adorable ❤

[@dej630]

This is how the world should be ....KINDNESS TO EACH OTHER ❤

[@ZOELIFE23]

I love this story! We truly DO have more in common if we allow love to lead the way.

[@NevergiveupTrueLion]

She is so happy like she met an old friend.

[@Christinabeahan]

Publix has always had amazing employees. I know several who watched my kids grow up and were always so excited to see them. I miss Publix after moving.

[@geraldwilson585]

Such a good hearted man ain't no race involved just a good hearted man being a wonderful person. God bless him!!!

[@troardlevant824]

I have that spirit too.. just run out of the blue and hug me I thank God for giving me wisdom and understanding people don't care about anything but themselves but kids are different..

[@JAB58]

Congrats to this young lady parents❤

[@cassandradennis5685]

See how innocent children are, they do not see color.❤❤

[@dwaynematteos5749]

We will never have to worry about her being racist! This is what life is about!

[@richardwillams7086]

Wow black brother here that smile on the little girl is something else god bless her and this man

[@jackie6080]

Love stories like this

[@gemmabryden6378]

So do I

[@EileenFields]

Aww..man! Who's cutting up onions?? I'm crying!❤❤

[@coolcool8676]

Wow unconditional love !!

[@festusomukhwaya2692]

One thing my mum always told me during my teen years, LOVE WINS. It takes too much energy to brew hate in your heart but Love is so EASY to Carry. We need more of this typa News

[@frankcastle3971]

Wicked nice person to do this for this little girl. Such an awesome story more people need to be like this.

[@johnedd9702]

What a Wonderful man ..

[@snedler]

I love ppl like him.. One act of random kindness, can change the day and life for ppl...

[@reneesaucier1059]

We can all learn a lesson from this story. Live, love, laugh and be kind.❤

[@WriterDude130]

aww this is so sweet

[@wastehazey6468]

This man is so freaking awesome! God bless you, Mr. High Five, you rock!

[@kathyhill5925]

Beautiful friendship I love so much we all need too love one's another.

[@sharonsmith1505]

I have that energy. Some kids use to just walk away from the mom and dad to hug me. ❤❤❤❤ they can see energy I guess.

[@AuntieMamie]

We need this so much right now especially.

[@leoborganelli]

What a heartwarming story!

[@ameliajohnson6280]

Beautiful!

[@SuperSoldier26]

Wow so lovely from high fives to great big hugs. A friendship that will never end

[@EvelynRamirez32]

This makes me 😢 beautiful friendship.

[@maryellis266]

What a heartfelt story ❤ why can't our world be like this with everyone

[@realqueen4lifewilson517]

Such a sweet man 🎉🎉

[@alimungirimohamed8034]

Me and you are ones to change bad to good or good to bad. Every child is born innocent angel like until adults starts to put toxic to there system. May God grant us the opportunity to grab love and support each other as human not otherwise

[@pfnt8697]

The BEAUTIFUL feelings in your heart when you have BEAUTIFUL SPIRITS in your life! BLESSED!🤗💝🤗🤲🏽🤲🏾🤲🏽🫶🏾🫶🏽🫶🏾🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏾👏🏽👏🏾👏🏽🇯🇲🇬🇧🇯🇲

[@missmannydxb]

I smile sooo much watching this 😊beautiful story

[@marie-laurence1308]

Why I smile in front of my screen lol

[@lindamastropietro4429]

He is a wonderful person❤

[@jacobwagganer1953]

This is amazing

[@supamadulaoblongatajr.8365]

More people like the both of these sweethearts

[@Blessed2726]

Beautiful Family and that man is a gentleman‼️ God Bless all of them 🙏🏼

[@carlinejeanlouis9804]

Kindness is everything !!

[@moniquecampbell1237]

Just beautiful 🥲🙏🏽🤍

[@warmsoul5995]

Absolutely amazing beautiful and heartwarming story

[@doreenramsey1016]

This is how is should have started 400 years ago. They living amongst us and being friends even though we are different. But it started with colour coding and slavery and atrocities and is deeply rooted today. Good for those parents who don't teach their children colour but see people for who we are. And find a common ground. I grew up never knowing colour but that different hair means different race. I never knew Caucasians was better than me or Indian was the middle colour and black was at the bottom. I had to travel to see how different the world is and how black skin is treated differently. Well for me, I still do good to those who hates me. At the end of the day I am worthy in God's eyes so no colour cannot stand up to me. Nice child and nice man hope the continue on their journey.

[@virginiachittim7425]

Love, kindness ❤

[@Quotes4ulife]

She has very good parents. A few parents would have stopped her already. Kids know who has a good heart. I have as a black man this experience almost every time I walk into the grocery store little, mostly white girls would rush towards me to the almost bewilderment of their moms. I have absolutely no clue what they see in me that draws them to me.

[@mommymel3243]

Beautiful story ❤

[@3220sunshine]

Her Uncle. I LOVEEEE THISSSS!!!

[@odalisbenavideshernandez2069]

What a beautiful relationship of love and kindness to the max ❤

[@mildredmorine745]

Priceless!!!, what a wonderful friendship, there would be many, many, more friendships like this if it was allowed to happen, adults did not interfere.

[@atterburyeagle6299]

Racism is taught, kids arent born to hate

[@llw53one]

That’s so sweet 🥰

[@HOODSSWEETIE]

Gives me chills so precious

[@nonnie8388]

Humanity at its very best ❤✌🏼

[@peggystreetinfluencer]

Beautiful story!

[@kendolynow]

So sweet 🥰

[@ernestorosas2377]

This made me smile because African people really have this kind of heart where it's genuine they are very kind people

[@yoitsgiook]

He’s Haitian

[@sneat2028]

​@@yoitsgiook The overwhelming majority of the population (around 95 per cent) of Haiti is predominantly of African descent.

[@sneat2028]

@@yoitsgiook You are clearly lost!

[@gusgarza6529]

Heartwarming Story. Still many great people who care for others no matter the Race. God Bless this man & young girl.

[@Libera23]

It warms your heart

[@jasonmorris9900]

That's love Bro 💯🙏

[@fenyoaeemckinney2144]

BeautifulLy LOVELY!👍🏽😁🌻💜

[@lindasadler994]

Humans are not born with hate or thinking they are superior because of the color of skin/religion. We learn what our parents teach us. It warms my heart to see how a child interacts with others. Her parents are doing a wonderful job.

[@BiscuitBoy1972]

Yay!! Thank you, Mr. High Five!

[@lynnehall5125]

This is how it should be in this world!!! So sweet❤

[@s.yvettelowe2770]

I love the story

[@marcusa.6723]

I love this so much!! ❤

[@laurentsw1]

Thank you for this😊

[@RussellTheTrader97]

What’s unlikely about it? Two human beings forming a normal friendship and it’s considered “unlikely”??

[@hummttydoo6053]

True

[@UnfilteredAmerica]

You have someone at your local grocery store that buys your kids birthday presents?

[@1murkeybadmayn]

@@UnfilteredAmerica right? he's like "normal" 😂😂😂

[@lewstone5430]

It’s “unlikely” because he’s a grown man and she’s a young child. I also would call it “strange”.

[@mildredmorine745]

It not just considerate unlikely because it is unlikely, not that is is the way it should be yet it. We are living in a world today that people are so preoccupied with their own wants needs, technology, that everything is about them, like it tells us in the scriptures people have become lovers of their self's, they are no 1, they are selfish. Today family's aren't close anymore, elderly people very few family members if any bother with them even to visit, neighbours aren't neighbourly anymore, people don't even know their neighbours anymore, this is the world we are living in, there are a lot of lonely people in the world of all ages , not the way it should be, it is the way it is, with very few exceptions, very sad but true.

[@SuperSoldier26]

I love seeing these two reunited

[@michaelsupple6081]

More of this please!

[@lohdoris6229]

Wow. Just love this😊