Teen Surprises Special-Needs Classmate With Simple Gift & His Reaction Is Priceless.

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We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than it is to receive. And if you’ve ever given someone a present and watched their face break out into a smile before they’ve even opened the thing, you know this to be true.

Sure, what’s inside the box is important, but oftentimes, it’s the very fact that you were thinking about another person, and cared enough to get them even a small gift that makes it meaningful.

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Jake Marr lives in Phoenix, Arizona, and calls one of his classmates named Matthew, a special-needs student at his school, “probably the happiest kid I have ever met.” But how can you make someone who’s already so happy… well, happier?

By surprising him with his favorite thing in the whole world. And Jake just happens to know that Matthew loves nothing more than cement trucks…

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In the video below, Jake hands a gift-wrapped box to his buddy, who breathlessly starts chanting, “Oh my gosh!” He doesn’t even know what’s in there yet and look how grateful he is already (which just goes to prove that it’s the thought that counts).

Matthew looks like he’d be perfectly content just holding the box, but of course, he has to open it. So an aide holds it while he says in a sing-song voice, “Let me see what’s in here, I can’t wait!”

When he discovers the toy Tonka cement truck inside, his jaw drops.

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Just watching Matthew’s reaction up to this point is incredibly touching, but it gets even better when Jake starts pushing buttons on the cement truck, showing him how it works.

Check it out below and share to spread more happiness!


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