As parents, we all hope and pray that our children will be successful, confident, kind, and most importantly, happy.
A popular story wonderfully expresses the concept of a parent making significant sacrifices so that their child has the opportunity to do great things.
The tale in question – first shared on Reddit by user One Percentile – centers around a mother who reportedly worked as a housekeeper for three decades in order to fund her son’s schooling.
He had decided he wanted to be a pilot – no easy feat, as all can agree – but wanting to do something and having the facilities to do it can sometimes be two things that are worlds apart.
In any case, this particular mom worked her fingers to the bone to ensure that her son could complete his long education and go on to earn his wings.
Fortunately, he did just that.
The aforementioned Reddit post was followed by a video of the pilot’s mother boarding a plane and seeing her son in his pilot’s uniform for the first time.
The unsuspecting woman boards the plane, only for an air hostess to suddenly pull the drapes apart, revealing the pilot standing before his mother with a bouquet of flowers.
Needless to say, tears flow, and the scene’s emotional resonance is apparently well received by those who have watched it online. At the time of writing, the video had approximately 79,000 likes.
“I hope she got ALL of the in-flight champagne!” one Reddit user commented.
“Absolutely the sweetest thing,” another added. “The expressions on their faces say it all.”
“This is the most wholesome video I’ve seen all week!” a third shared.
“I can imagine what a proud mother she is to see the result of all her sacrifices in her son,” said another.