'Cute Little Old Man' Stands On School Corner And Gives Kids Fist Bumps And Kind Words Every Day

Aug 29, 2018 by apost team

We see all kinds of terrible, sad things on the news stations and on social media. We naturally start to distrust people, especially strangers, as we don’t know what their intentions are going to be. If you were to see someone hanging around school who isn’t a student or teacher, it would be normal for you to have some dark thoughts in your mind about it. 

However, there are still quite a few good people left in the world. 

One of those people is Wally.

Wally is 94-years-old and is a veteran. He was in the Korean War as a fighter pilot, as well as World War 2. He later became a commercial pilot. Today, he passes the time standing outside of a local school, talking to the kids that go by. What is he there for, you are probably wondering? He is there to spread kindness and encouragement to the middle school kids passing by him on their way to class.

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It was all caught on camera by Gina Michelle, a mother from California. She submitted the story to Love What Matters, where it quickly went viral. She said it all started when she attempted to drop her young daughter off in a different spot than she normally would. Her daughter mentioned that she likes talking to a cute, little old man on the corner, where she likes being dropped off. Naturally, her mother asked about him.

Her daughter went on to describe how he stands near the steps and gives students encouraging words as they walk in. He gives advice, talks about kindness, and even fist bumps the kids. She said it is the best part of her day. 

The mother of four decided to witness it for herself. In her Facebook post, she wrote that what he does is exactly what the middle school kids need. She found out his name, age, and the fact that he has been at the school for years.

She goes on to say that she has always tried to teach her kids that positive words go a very long way. She loves that there is someone at the school who can tell all of the kids the very same thing. Everyone who talks to Wally has nothing but good things to say about his enthusiasm and positivity. They love what he is doing and how he is impacting the lives of the young kids around him.

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