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Hundreds of people have recorded greetings to support a two-year-old boy from Moscow who found himself in an unexpected situation: a neighbor did not respond to his sincere "Hello!". REN TV could not stand aside.
The heart-wrenching video appeared on his mother's social media profile and has already garnered over 6 million views.
The two-year-old boy, named Aristarkh, who only recently learned how to properly greet adults, says hello to a neighbor in the courtyard. But she walks past in silence without even turning around, even as the little boy repeats "Hello!" after her several times.
The adult's indifference upset the toddler to tears, and his mother had to console him. "Sweetheart, you're wonderful for greeting everyone. You are very kind and polite, but many people might just be busy and not answer," she told her son.
This video online instantly gained several million views. REN TV picked up the relay of kindness and brought the story to a larger level by airing a segment about little Aristarkh. Today, people of various professions from all over our country and even abroad are recording greetings for the boy: firefighters and polar explorers, surgeons and pilots, participants in the special military operation, artists and musicians, including rapper ST (Alexander Stepanov), popular Turkish musician Emre Altuğ, frontman of the band "Auktyon" Oleg Garkusha, mentor of the "Winners" project on REN TV Murat Sutaev, and many others.
REN TV journalists visited Aristarkh and his mother Anastasia Kondratyuk, presented a birthday gift, and invited the boy with his parents to visit.
At the REN TV television complex, the boy was greeted with new experiences. First, he met the characters from his favorite cartoon series, "Kid-E-Cats." Cookie, Candy and Pudding greeted their young guest, and in response to their signature "Meow-meow-meow," Aristarkh recited a poem for them. The friendly cat family didn't stay in debt and delighted their guest with presents.
A tour of the TV channel was organized for the boy and his parents. Passing through the newsroom, Aristarkh found himself in the news studio. Comfortably settled in the anchor's chair, he tested the microphone's durability and saw how the studio cameras work.
Aristarkh's co-host for the day was Anastasia Novomlinova, and the boy also got to meet Ilya Koryakin, Roman Babenkov, Yulia Votintseva, and other channel staff.
He was able to say hello to everyone, and of course, everyone responded to him with a sincere greeting.
The hero of this story, two-year-old Aristarkh, without even realizing it himself, reminded each of us how important it is to stop, help, or simply return a greeting. His childhood grievance gave weight and meaning back to a word that had seemingly become mundane: "Hello!".
The heart-wrenching video appeared on his mother's social media profile and has already garnered over 6 million views.
The two-year-old boy, named Aristarkh, who only recently learned how to properly greet adults, says hello to a neighbor in the courtyard. But she walks past in silence without even turning around, even as the little boy repeats "Hello!" after her several times.
The adult's indifference upset the toddler to tears, and his mother had to console him. "Sweetheart, you're wonderful for greeting everyone. You are very kind and polite, but many people might just be busy and not answer," she told her son.
This video online instantly gained several million views. REN TV picked up the relay of kindness and brought the story to a larger level by airing a segment about little Aristarkh. Today, people of various professions from all over our country and even abroad are recording greetings for the boy: firefighters and polar explorers, surgeons and pilots, participants in the special military operation, artists and musicians, including rapper ST (Alexander Stepanov), popular Turkish musician Emre Altuğ, frontman of the band "Auktyon" Oleg Garkusha, mentor of the "Winners" project on REN TV Murat Sutaev, and many others.
REN TV journalists visited Aristarkh and his mother Anastasia Kondratyuk, presented a birthday gift, and invited the boy with his parents to visit.
At the REN TV television complex, the boy was greeted with new experiences. First, he met the characters from his favorite cartoon series, "Kid-E-Cats." Cookie, Candy and Pudding greeted their young guest, and in response to their signature "Meow-meow-meow," Aristarkh recited a poem for them. The friendly cat family didn't stay in debt and delighted their guest with presents.
A tour of the TV channel was organized for the boy and his parents. Passing through the newsroom, Aristarkh found himself in the news studio. Comfortably settled in the anchor's chair, he tested the microphone's durability and saw how the studio cameras work.
Aristarkh's co-host for the day was Anastasia Novomlinova, and the boy also got to meet Ilya Koryakin, Roman Babenkov, Yulia Votintseva, and other channel staff.
He was able to say hello to everyone, and of course, everyone responded to him with a sincere greeting.
The hero of this story, two-year-old Aristarkh, without even realizing it himself, reminded each of us how important it is to stop, help, or simply return a greeting. His childhood grievance gave weight and meaning back to a word that had seemingly become mundane: "Hello!".