Eight-year-old Georgia boy shows us how to take care of each other

While driving home from a high school graduation with his mom and his sister, 8-year-old Maurice Adams Jr. of Milledgeville, Georgia spotted an elderly woman with a walker crossing a busy intersection. She was alone, and faced a set of on the far side of the intersection. Maurice asked his mom if he could help this stranger. Of course his mother said yes. 

So Maurice got out and walked beside the woman as she finished crossing the intersection. He stayed beside her as she climbed the stairs with her walker - an awkward feat for anyone! When they reached the top, the woman turned to Maurice, hugged him, and said, "You're special." 

Unknown to Maurice or the woman, a man named Riley Duncan had watched the pair. He captured some of Maurice's kindness on cell phone video. Duncan posted the video on Facebook, and through that learned the name of the kindhearted boy. He gave Maurice $100 as a reward, adding, "Thank God for our youth."

Then Duncan sent the video to a local news outlet. The video went viral. 

Maurice’s mom, Contricia Hill, is rightfully proud of her son. Thousands of others who watched the video are proud of Maurice, too. 

Here's my question for administrators in that town: why isn't there a ramp so elderly and others with special needs can get around independently?