This viral clip of a baby hearing a violin for the first time is absolutely joyous
New experiences become increasingly rare as we age, and they tend to be less welcome, particularly when we reach the stage of “first incredibly long eyebrow hair”, “discovering a new noise coming from our knees” and “the latest idea for Brexit”. But when this clip of a baby having their first experience of violin music hit the internet, everybody’s sheer delight at seeing someone have a good new experience made it go viral.
https://twitter.com/AudreysMMB/status/1111058253914480642
Audrey‘s baby’s special moment has been watched over 2.7 million times and shared by almost 39 thousand accounts.
These are some of the best reactions.
https://twitter.com/tomtomorrow/status/1111620854583042054
Here's your daily happy news interlude. https://t.co/KyjyF6D9lK
— Hala Gorani (@HalaGorani) March 29, 2019
A real pick me up. Him hugging her legs was the icing on the cake. Thanks for posting.
— the uncola (@pxlsicle) March 29, 2019
My heart exploded with feels. He knew he wanted to show her that he loved it but didn’t have the words… the hug said it all
— And So On (@Ndso4th) March 29, 2019
Russell Roberts made this excellent point.
Lurking in most adults is this level of curiosity, pleasure and delight that we had as children. Our norms prevent us from displaying it. But we need to tap into it from time to time and feel fully alive. So beautiful. https://t.co/MWKJPMvWIk
— Russ Roberts (@EconTalker) March 29, 2019
If someone would care to buy me a new type of pizza, I’m sure I can conjure up some true wonder.
Source: Audrey on Twitter