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Some moments are sowholesomethat despite everything thats going on in the world, youre truly proud of humanity.
Those moments remind you that despite any superficial differences between people, empathy can bridge those gaps.
All you need is an open mind, some patience, and the willingness to be kind.
Redditor u/Successful_Unit8203 nearly brought the internet to tears after sharing an incredibly touching story.
Theyrevealedhow they spent months learning their deafcoworkersnative sign language in secret to surprise them.
This amounts to around 3.7% of the entire population of the United States of America.
Globally, around 6.1% (466 million) of the worlds population are estimated to have hearing loss.
Only around a fifth of people who could benefit from hearing aids end up using one.
Hearing loss is associated with anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, and social isolation.
Hearing loss commonly occurs as we age.
However, it can also happen due to noise exposure, genetic factors, trauma, or infections.
Its theorized that ASL evolved from French Sign Language over 2 centuries ago.
FSL is not based on Filipino or English and doesnt resemble these spoken languages.
Its not every day that a story genuinely pulls at your heartstrings.
At the time of writing, the heartwarming post has 17k upvotes and counting.
Furthermore, 22 internet users were so impressed that they gave the bakery worker an award.
What the bakery employee did was phenomenal.
Meanwhile, you require a lot of dedication to see things through despite getting discouraged or bored.
You have to believe the end result is worth it while also enjoying the process itself.
On top of that, the author showed an unusually high emotional intelligence.
Hopefully, what follows is a lifelong friendship.
There arent many people who would go to such lengths for someone they barely know.
Image credits:Polina Tankilevitch (not the actual image)
The internet loved the heartwarming story.
Heres what some readers said after hearing about the authors efforts
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