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Little Giant Man

146K views · Jan 15, 2016

Rabbi Yoel Gold

A story of kindness and its lasting impact.

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[Music] a few years ago kanala G sailor was driving down the Garden State Parkway she was coming from Lakewood New Jersey heading to New York and she realized that her gas tank is close to empty I stopped for gas on the Garden State Parkway at Exit 127 she pulls up to a pump and she notices that the attendant whose name was Vinnie was only around 3 and 1/2 ft tall Vinnie comes over puts the pump in her gas tank and he proceeds to go wash the windshield and as he was to go wash the windshield and as he was washing one of the windows he like stopped short and I'm wondering like what's this guy looking into my car for and he pointed to the picture that I had in my car because I was moving that day I knocked in the window and I'm like what's this about and she goes about my uh my father um right by G seller I'm like he's your father he said I've been looking for him for 2 years he said that he knew him all the time you you come here and talk to me he's like get out of here I'm like yeaha says you know my

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  1. 0:01[Music] a few years ago kanala G sailor was driving down the Garden State Parkway she…
  2. 0:32to go wash the windshield and as he was washing one of the windows he like…
  3. 1:04here I'm like yeaha says you know my father unfortunately was involved in a bus accident…
  4. 1:36said you are my inspiration you have every reason to play the role of victim and…
  5. 2:06change someone's life you have to give this dramatic powerful speech or you have to go…
  6. 2:37overcame his given challenges and I'm going to tell them that if you can do it…
  7. 3:07opened a whole new world it was a lesson for me that he took every opportunity…

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