Instead of letting the poor man struggle with his meal, the waiter stepped up and personally fed the man.
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A regular customer at a Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill was enjoying a leisurely Sunday meal when something out of the ordinary caught his eye.
But Widener felt compelled to share the story by posting a photo on Facebook, which has been shared almost 200 times in less than 24 hours.
Alex Ruiz, a 22-year-old server at Cinco De Mayo Mexican Grill in Douglasville, in the USA state of Georgia, was seen helping a man eat his dinner.
He plopped down across from the man, and with a sweet smile, helped him with his meal for more than 30 minutes.
“I saw a man who needed help”, he told CNN.
‘He sat with him until he was finished eating.
After witnessing the act of kindness, Widener took a photo and shared it on Facebook, where it has gone viral.
Widener said that there are people who are dealing with worst situation every day and the world needs more people to be positive.
“Southern hospitality is real down here”, Widener said.
“I said I would help … and from the bottom of my heart I really wanted to help him”, Ruiz told InsideEdition.com through a Spanish interpreter.
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“This seriously hit me right in the soul“, Widener’s post on social media said.
