Strangers join elderly man after noticing he was eating alone | WWYD

hey stu how you doing today here you go the usual order from my favorite customers is your friend bob meeting you today hey kara no bob isn't on his way i'll be dining alone they are photos that captured hearts all across the globe a moment in time between total strangers this war vet sat alone at a pennsylvania restaurant he was joined by a young man who took the time to chat and get to know him this man in indiana was having lunch when an elderly woman asked if she could join him his kind gesture led to an hour-long conversation and a lifelong memory actually bob passed away last weekend so it's just me today i'm so sorry stu let me get this out of your way no no no you can leave it you see this elderly man dining alone mourning the loss of his best friend i just got two more tables but i'll come back and check on you okay thank you what would you do our cameras are hidden away at the miss america diner in jersey city new jersey this first couple overhears stu talking to the waitress all right stu you're doing okay bob coming no i'll be dining alone he tells her about his recent [Music] you loss were here every week stu i miss him i miss him terribly he's a nice guy kara then leaves him alone i just gotta get some things here for these folks but i'll be right back to check on you okay and from the next table this diner strikes up a conversation [Music] i'm having a hard time with it you knew each other a long time from 1969 when we met in vietnam it's hard to lose a friend a good friend a real friend what is your advice for me what advice do you have i don't want to say something cliche like time is going to heal everything you have to go through that process by yourself i think that's important whether or not he's going to heal any faster i don't know i pray i pray thank you i feel so alone she tries to make him feel less alone what's your name stew i'm adelia by learning his name nice to meet you thank you very much you're a kind person we just have to say hello to stu's kind new friend you're still kind of teary-eyed tell me why i don't know whatever pain he was conveying i knew that i couldn't alleviate he said i'll pray for you yes and i felt compelled to say that and i was thinking of him and thinking oh there has to be resources or something you know to help him with that speaking of resources this woman offers a suggestion and even extends an invitation to meet others we work out at the jersey city university yeah the senior program yes on mondays wednesdays and fridays and there's a whole group of people there that are wonderful i met a whole bunch of friends in there you will love it it touched you very hard tell me i wanted to invite him to our table but i wasn't sure but i felt bad for him and i invited him to go with us swimming because we go swimming and i said because you're going to meet a lot of friends and we could come here and we can eat and you won't be alone we won't be alone and this diner tells stu to avoid difficult reminders don't come back here because it's going to bring back the memories i think matter what she does her best to keep him smiling do you want something no i don't want him to get cold it tastes better how you doing i'm good you gave him some some bold advice you said i was trying to let him know like don't let it take you over basically remove yourself from here so this way he doesn't stay continuously in your mouth i have some bad news about bob and then there's this final diner she's clearly listening in i'll be by myself today and as soon as our waitress steps away she steps in it's a difficult day she's gonna make me cry and she steps right on over to stu's table we were wondering if someone would come sit with him it's a difficult time oh that's very sweet offering a warm friendly embrace i can't believe he's gone life is very short very short we think it's long but it's not but you live it to the fullest and you have lovely memories then of your friends and that's what keeps us going what keeps her going knowing that you're never really alone in the world i used to have a door and i walked every morning in the fall and when he passed away i was so lost but then i started to look at the birds and the trees and the people around me this is sweet don't sit at home time to meet this caring woman oh okay how are you ma'am why get involved i just thought no one has to be that alone you only pass through the world once so you make it good and do what you can then when you go you have left lovely memories for the people behind so take the time to reach out get to know people you might create a memory for them and for you and that can warm the heart and last a lifetime hi guys john quinones here thanks so much for checking out our youtube channel there's so much more to see so click on this red button down here the one that says subscribe and you won't miss another what would you do moment enjoy

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Length: 7min 9sec (429 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 18 2020