Ayanna Toye Barrows was walking on the shore in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when a little boy ran over to them and started talking to her daughter.<\/p>\n
The two began talking and the boy showed off his shark tooth necklace. After a few minutes, the boy said goodbye and ran away.<\/p>\n
Several minutes later, the mother and daughter were surprised to see the boy return, yelling Barrows\u2019 daughter\u2019s name. She said that when her daughter turned around, she was \u201cgreeted by his smile.\u201d The boy returned to tell her daughter more about his shark tooth necklace, which he said gave him powers.<\/p>\n
Barrows shared her story in a post on the Love What Matters Facebook page, along with a photo of the two new friends:<\/p>\n
My daughter and I are in Myrtle Beach taking a sunset walk when this adorable and sweet little boy comes walking right up to her. He shares with her the shark tooth around his neck. He tells her his name and asks her name to which she tells him. They part ways while saying goodbye, walking in the opposite direction. A few minutes later he comes running back, in what seems to be in slow motion, yelling out my daughter\u2019s name. She turns around and is greeted by his smile. So they share a few words, mainly about his super cool shark\u2019s tooth that apparently gave him powers.<\/p>\n
Before they walked, talked and raced, I asked his mother for permission to take this picture and this was the result. No one positioned them, told them to smile and there was absolutely no hesitation on their part at all. When we finished walking and it was time to go they hugged for a long time and exchanged about 20 \u201cgoodbyes.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a moment that we humans understand as just simply seeing no color lines, no judgement, no race, no hate, no shades. It\u2019s just pure\u2026.two kids meeting on a sunset walk without a care in the world\u2026all they saw was each other.<\/p>\n
This world would be a much better place if we acted like these two kids.<\/p>\n
The mother\u2019s post quickly spread on Facebook, where is has been shared more than 56,000 times. Readers commented on the heartwarming story on the Facebook post.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is more than two children saying hello. This is a connection, a recognition of spirit that we can\u2019t understand. I doubt this story is over,\u201d one reader commented.<\/p>\n
\u201cI usually don\u2019t comment, yet this picture struck a chord. Two absolute beautiful children. The innocence of their encounter and the beauty of their world,\u201d another user wrote. \u201cA little slice of heaven on Earth right there for sure\u2026. I hope that picture gets printed and put into your daughter\u2019s memory box\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
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