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Video of 78-year-old man selling lemon soda wins the Internet

May 8, 2023
Sezarr

Street vendors are the reason we get to enjoy scrumptious Indian food. Be it Gol Gappas and Momos or Chole Kulche and Vada Pav, the taste of the food is different when eaten on the streets. Vendors offer local foods to the neighborhood and work hard to make a living. the internet is full Inspiring stories of some street food vendors, Now another video has surfaced in which a 78-year-old street food vendor can be seen selling lemon soda on the streets of Amritsar, Punjab and driving his cart himself.

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In the clip uploaded on Twitter, the elderly Sikh says that he does not have a son and sells lemon soda to earn a living. While preparing a glass of lemon soda, the man shares that he has been working for 25 years.

When asked how he manages to pull such a heavy cart, the old man replies that he has no choice but to keep working to buy food.

“Recalls the day selling lemon soda on the streets praising Babaji of Amritsar. At the age of 80, he has poor eyesight, hearing loss, knees that do not work, yet he carries a soda cart all day long in the hot sun. His smile is heartwarming. Hats off to their hard work,” read the caption.

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The video has garnered close to 30,000 views on the platform, with many applauding the old man’s dedication.

A user wrote, “Horrible and painful at the same time.”

“Working at 80, heartbreaking too,” read one comment.

One user said the old man had a “million-dollar smile”.

Many users even offered to help the elderly.

“Please tell how to help her. She didn’t ask for help even once. Thank you for bringing her story here, and if possible share her name too,” said one person.

So, wasn’t it inspiring?