When other passengers on the Vancouver SkyTrain distanced themselves from a man in distress, a 70-year-old woman reached out and took his hand. This simple act of kindness helped to calm the young man, who had been shouting and behaving erratically. Ehab Taha, a fellow passenger, captured the moment in a photograph and shared it on Facebook, describing it as an “incredible display of humanity.” He noted that the woman held the man’s hand tightly until he began to cry.
Taha recounted how the man sat beside the woman, who provided comfort and reassurance not only to him but also to the other riders. The unidentified woman expressed her motivation for helping, saying, “I’m a mother and he needed someone to touch,” before she too was moved to tears.
Simple gestures done out of love and kindness could impact those around us in more positive ways than we could ever begin to imagine.