Among all the negative posts on social media at the moment, a positive post that stands out as being possibly the most heart-warming of all, is about a little girl, Emma and a boy, Amani who share a special bond.
The story was set on Human Rights Day at the Wild Falcon Spur playground in Blackheath, where Emma (almost three years old) and Amani (two years and 10 months old), unite in their love for waffles and balloons.
“He brought her a balloon. She fed him her waffle. He held her when she came down the slide.”
Both mothers, Jelena Mandit (Emma’s mother) and Zena Kimalo (Amani’s mother) watched in blissful enjoyment as their two children transcended all racial bonds and showed that no one is born hating anyone else.
Mandit originally posted pictures of the two new friends on a mommy’s group in the hope of finding the little boy’s mom to arrange a play date.
“They had such a special bond and as she [Emma] was going through pictures on my phone she said, ‘Mamma fwend’,” said Mandit.
From there the post went viral on social media, infecting the nation with love and that warm fuzzy feeling you get in your when something great is about to happen.
This special story comes after South Africa went into a social media frenzy after a video of an argument between two parents at a Spur in the south of Johannesburg was posted online.
The positive feedback from social media users regarding the bond between the two children was astounding with over 4 000 comments.
Here are some of what South Africa had to say:
Boniwe Philabonny Mbijekana said, “My eyes are filled tears. I’m touched by this love, sincere loving.”
Johnny Liebenberg said, ” It’s all [about] how you bring [your] child up. To them, at that age, there is no colour concern.”
Ester Hubbard said, “And that’s how it’s done! Boom! We can all learn from these two cuties.”
Gugulethu Precious Mngomezulu said, “Talk about a gentleman and a lady. Halala to the future.”
Kimalo said, “I saw our children playing together and when I left I was thinking that I should have gotten the mom’s contact details so that the kids could see each other again. So when I saw the post on Facebook I was really happy.”
The two mothers got in touch and are both blown away at how far the post has gone.
“It’s just kids being kids but also a reminder of how things should be. This is a reality on most playgrounds. These kids are our future,” added Mandit.
Emma and Amani will finally have their much-anticipated reunion and have their play date this weekend.
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