Young Man Kneels for His Grandma in the Market, Appreciates Her for Sending Him to School, Photos Go Viral

Young Man Kneels for His Grandma in the Market, Appreciates Her for Sending Him to School, Photos Go Viral

- A young man showed that he is not ashamed of celebrating his mother's sacrifices for him anywhere as he kneeled in a marketplace

- Still in his graduation gown, Edward honoured his mother on the bare floor without minding the dirt

- Many people said that his action will even make him succeed more in the future because of the humility he showed

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A young man, Edward, acknowledged his grandmother's sacrifices as he made a great public show of his appreciation in the market.

A LinkedIn user, Ayodeji Odeyele, who shared photos of the man and his grandma, revealed that he went straight on both knees in his graduation gown.

Young man kneels for his mum in market place, thanks her for all her sacrifices
Many people were amazed by the young man's show of humility. Photo source: LinkedIn/Ayodeji Odeyele
Source: UGC

He got more blessings

In one of the snaps, the mother placed her hand on his head in a manner that suggested she was praying for him.

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While no one knows if the mother is a trader in the market, the boy kneeled amid plates of potatoes and bunches of banana.

Information reaching Legit.ng revealed that the woman has been taking care of him since he was a kid.

Many people who commented on the photos were wowed by the graduate's action as some said he has indeed done well.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Dr Deseye Umurhohwo said:

"Good example of showing appreciation."

Grace Apara said:

"She will enjoy the fruit of her labour."

Olusegun Oyedepo said:

"What a great guy!"

Ogums Rawlings Chisom said:

"Mother: parents I love them so much they can toil for Africa to make sure we are all fine. My mom did the same. God bless our mothers/dads who were actually there for us."

Dominic Nduese said:

"Congratulations to you both what an emotional post all glory to God it ended in praise."

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Ikoro Ikoro said:

"And he will be ahead of his fellows for this open humility."

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A daughter also appreciated her dad

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a corps member, identified as Winnie Jane, praised her daddy who saws wood for how he went through hardship to make sure she gets an education.

Posting photos and videos of her dad working, the lady wrote that her dad’s wood business has been the source of their survival since they were kids.

Jane said she will work hard to make sure her father reaps the fruits of his labour. She added that she had always thought sawing wood was easy until one day tried to do the same.

Source: Legit.ng

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Joseph Omotayo (HOD Human-Interest) Joseph Omotayo has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.