Elderly Stranger Pays For Man's Groceries In Beautiful Moment Of Solidarity

This is one moment that we all need to check out.

Comedian Sampson McCormick took to Facebook on Wednesday to share a story about an elderly man he met in a grocery store. The two became acquainted in the checkout line when the older man, whom McCormick calls Mr. Samuel, struck up a conversation about race relations in America and even offered to pay for McCormick’s groceries.

The comedian, who is black, was so touched by the experience that he snapped a photo of himself with Mr. Samuel, who is white, and shared it on the social network.

“[It was] just a random moment of solidarity and love that made my day,” the comedian wrote.

“He handed me the receipt, gave me a fist bump and said ‘black lives do matter,’” McCormick, who lives in Oakland, California, also wrote.

The photo went viral this week, and McCormick told The Huffington Post that he hopes it’ll compel others to stand united, especially following the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the attacks in Dallas and Baton Rouge.

“Love does exist in the world,” he said. “It’s really important for us to come together and, however we can, extend acts of love toward one another because we really do need more love in the world.”

Describing their conversation, McCormick told HuffPost that Mr. Samuel addressed the importance of unity, which led to the generous act.

“He was like, ‘If we all came together I think we would live in a better world and ... I realize that I’m white and I realize I don’t have to deal with things that people of color have to deal with,’” McCormick recalled. “He put his hand on mine and said, ‘Let me do you a favor, just an act of love, and let me pay for your groceries.’”

While the simple interaction made McCormick feel more positive, the comedian said that we all should make an effort to understand racial issues in our communities.

“Sometimes it’s as simple as showing up at town hall meetings and really having concern for equality and love and justice,” he told HuffPost. “Being present as human beings and holding each other accountable for love, I think, is most important.”

Later he jokingly added, “And if you want to buy somebody groceries and pay off their student loans ― whatever you want to do ― you can.”