An Indian man from the state of Uttarakhand gifted a new pair of Adidas sneakers to a food delivery courier who arrived at his home wearing ordinary rubber flip-flops. The gesture by the man, named Akshay, garnered millions of views and a wave of approval on social media, according to infohub.kz.
As NDTV reports, Akshay noticed that the delivery worker was doing his job in simple rubber flip-flops despite being on his feet for an entire shift.
In the posted video, Akshay showed himself unboxing the branded sneakers he had recently received. However, instead of keeping the new footwear for himself, he decided to give it to the courier, noting that the man needed it more for his grueling daily work. The courier was initially embarrassed but then gratefully accepted the gift and immediately tried on the new pair.
The video of the act quickly went viral on Instagram, racking up more than two million views and hundreds of thousands of likes. Social media users praised Akshay in the comments for his kindness and attentiveness to the work of delivery service employees, emphasizing that such simple displays of humanity make the world a better place.
The author of the post himself noted that he was not seeking popularity but simply wanted to make the workday easier for a man who walks kilometers every day.