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4 Year old is the superhero the world needs #WAWTB




We are the World Blogfest” (#WATWB ) post. The #WATWB was inspired by a simple conversation about how all the negativity on social media was weighing on us. Wanting to make a difference we decided to try to do our part to infuse social media with all the good stories that are out there. We hope to share the stories that show kindness, compassion, hope, overcoming challenges and in general, the impressive resilience of the human spirit. For every dark, negative story out there, there is a positive, heartwarming story that will add some light and lift the human spirit.  Each month we bring to you the We Are the World Blogfest, and I Sylvia  Stein https://sylviasteinswritingcorner.blogspot.com/  along with these fabulous co-hosts and, Inderpreet Uppal  www.inderpreetuppal.com,  Shilpa Garg,  http://shilpaagarg.com/,  Damyanti Biswas,  https://www.damyantiwrites.com/,  and Simon Falk, https://simonfalk28.wordpress.com/. 



For this week I am focusing on a story taken from Humankind stories from Facebook about a 4-year-old boy named Austin Perine, who is the superhero the world needs.   His superpower is being kind.  


Even with his young age,  Austin's motto says it all,   " Show love."    His message is to feed the homeless.    He says,  " Everyone deserves love."   

This story resonated with me because when I saw the video on Humankind Stories,   

"Austin first learned about homelessness when he was two years old. He attempted to run away from home with a bag and his dad’s watch. His dad, T.J. Perine, took the opportunity to teach Austin about homelessness."    



His dad says,  " This sparked so many questions in my son and so I had to take him and teach him about the homeless."   



T.J was skeptical about taking him down there but knew how important it was for his son.



" It started as a once a week trip became daily trip and he feeds the homeless people in Mobile Alabama."  



 Austin Perine dresses up as a superhero and uses as mentioned his allowance to buy chicken sandwiches to the homeless people in the area and spreads love to all of them.   He is known to them as, " President Austin."   



Overall this story moved me because of how such a young child can spread so much love and kindness which is exactly what we all need right now.    




Sources: 

Photo taken by Pexels.com  https://www.pexels.com/photo/arms-bonding-closeness-daylight-1645634/

This story also appeared on:  https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/humankind/2018/05/25/superhero-kid-wants-bring-homeless-people-love-and-happiness/642564002/https://www.facebook.com/humankindstories/videos/200481933937120/

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  1. Susan ScottJanuary 26, 2019 at 7:15 AM

    I'm sure he will be president one day! What a lovely story thank you!!!!

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  2. simonfalk28January 29, 2019 at 1:15 PM

    Thanks, Sylvia. It is truly a beautiful story about a great young "President". Thanks for co-hosting with us :)

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  3. Syl SteinFebruary 4, 2019 at 5:17 AM

    Thank you, Simon it was great co-hosting with you.

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