'Even If My Shoulders Are Soaked...' Woman Holding an Umbrella for a Lung Disease Elderly Man

"There Are Still Good People in the World" Moves Netizens

"Gently approaching a person caught in the rain and holding an umbrella over them. Being an umbrella for someone is truly a happy thing. (...) I also want to be a kind umbrella that keeps someone's body and heart dry in this world."

Poet Lee Mun-jo said this in his poem titled 'Your Umbrella.' Just as the poet expressed, the image of a woman holding an umbrella over an elderly man pulling a cart on a rainy day has been revealed, giving a quiet sense of emotion.

[Image source=Gyeonggi Ilbo news screen capture]

On the 29th, Gyeonggi Ilbo published a photo titled "Even if my shoulders get soaked..." which has recently become a big topic online.

The story goes like this. That afternoon, on a street in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi Province, an elderly man with a bent back was pushing an empty cart with both hands.

Even from the photo, it was clear that the heavy raindrops made the situation bleak. The elderly man was walking in the pouring rain wearing only a hat. Perhaps because of the rain, the man's cart was empty without any scrap paper, with only the netting fluttering.

[Image source=Gyeonggi Ilbo news screen capture]

At that moment, a woman holding a pink umbrella approached the elderly man and held the umbrella over him. Although she was carrying heavy luggage and a cellphone in one hand, she held the umbrella with the other hand, tilting it toward the elderly man as they walked together for about 1 km. One of her shoulders was completely soaked.

Netizens who saw the photo responded with touching comments such as, "I was feeling down because of the continuous disturbing news, but I'm glad there are still good people," "Could I have acted like that? It's definitely not an easy thing," and "My heart feels touched."

After the story became known, the woman reportedly refused to reveal her identity, saying, "It's nothing special or unusual."

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