This video has the internet buzzing for a number of reasons\u2013is it real? Why hasn\u2019t his mother seen him in seven years? Why didn\u2019t he get in touch if he was alive? All I know is that when I watch it I\u2019m overcome with happiness for this mother and son. I\u2019ll leave it to others to figure out if it\u2019s on the up-and-up.<\/p>\n
This short clip surfaced recently when it was posted on Instagram and TikTok by @mineyprinceyzhakkyloven, who hasn\u2019t responded to many requests to verify its authenticity, which makes it suspect. In the clip, a U.S. Marine in dress blues arrives at the front door with superimposed text telling the story: his mother thought he died and he hasn\u2019t seen her in seven years.<\/p>\n
All of the questions might have valid answers. It doesn\u2019t say, for example, she thought he died seven years ago, just that he hasn\u2019t seen her in seven years. Maybe she received word shortly before the video was taken that he had died but he\u2019d been gone a long time before that.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m posting this clip because I actually like to think this might be true and because of the video caption assigned, \u201cHave you ever been this happy?\u201d So that\u2019s something every one of us should consider. Why would it take thinking that your child was dead in order to be that happy? Why not rejoice in them every day, knowing that one day at least one of you won\u2019t be around anymore.<\/p>\n
So rather than get into the internet squabble about the authenticity of this clip, let\u2019s just say that I like it for the possibility it represents and for the reminder it provides on what\u2019s truly important. Watch the video below and please leave us a Facebook comment to let us know what you thought!<\/p>\n