The viral shows a father and daughter trying hard to be happy amidst the constant bombings and destructions happening around them
A screengrab from the viral video shared by Ali Mustafa on Twitter
Idlib (Syria): There have been reports of bombing in various parts of Syria in past few weeks. The instances have made its way to social media in form of horrific photos and videos of destruction and despair. And now a heart-wrenching video from the country has been breaking hearts of netizens.
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A video, posted by a user named Ali Mustafa shows a father and daughter trying hard to be happy amidst the destructive bombings and destruction happening around them.
"What a sad world," says the user while explaining how Abdullah is trying to distract his four-year-old daughter Selva from the constant explosions happening around them. "Each time a bomb drops in Idlib #Syria, they laugh, so she doesn’t get scared," the caption read.
what a sad world,
— Ali Mustafa (@Ali_Mustafa) February 17, 2020
To distract 4-year old Selva, her father Abdullah has made up a game.
Each time a bomb drops in Idlib #Syria, they laugh, so she doesn’t get scared.
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The video posted on Monday, garnered 2.4 million views on Twitter and received over 11,700 likes. The comments posted talks about how sad the situation in Syria is and how terrible it is for children to experience such situations.
Oh my God !!! How terrible is it that children have to play such games to manage genuine appropriate emotion ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0098¢.what kind of a world are we giving them !?
— Rabee’a Abrar ربÛÂÂÂu00c2u008cعÛÂÂÂu00c2u0081 (@rubiaabrar) February 17, 2020
OMG how sad is that. My prayers
— farrukh saleem (@SaleemFarrukh) February 17, 2020
I'm so sorry this is happening - all my love to this loved little girl and her wonderful father.
— Joanne (@AyjayH) February 17, 2020
We all try to make the best of the situations we find ourselves in, but this is knocking it out of the park. âÂÂÂu00c2u009d¤ï¸ÂÂÂu00c2u008f
— Johanna deMartin (@OnlyRealJohanna) February 17, 2020
So heartbreaking and so beautiful! Truly it takes courage to create laughter out of pain. God bless you!
— Calmpanthi (@jomama_india) February 17, 2020
God this is so sadly beautiful. It literally makes my chest feel heavy.
— Tiwari (@VeryTiwari) February 17, 2020
This actually made me cry and to see what they have to go through ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0098¥
— Taz yusuf (@TazzyboomYusuf) February 17, 2020
Some users felt the situation to be similar to the Roberto Benigni film 'Life is Beautiful.'
So poignant. Reminds me of the film: "Life is Beautiful"
— patdevereaux (@patdevereaux) February 17, 2020
This was my first thought too. So sad ðÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂu00c2u0095
— Zeynep (@TheZeyny) February 17, 2020
Life is beautiful. Roberto Benigni would be proud, and tremendously sad. pic.twitter.com/nqyTirpTTI
— Raghav Chopra (@RaghavChopra_) February 18, 2020
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