After they were reunited, Diaz posted once more to commend the mother’s selfless actions on behalf of her daughter.
“This mother did what any great parent would do,” he wrote. “She realized how fast and deep the water current was… She put her baby’s life ahead of her own and asked for us to take the baby to higher ground. The baby was in great hands, and we made sure she was reunited with her Mother.”
Facebook users echoed the praise of the brave mama and the protecting hand of God over her little one.
And no one could deny the role that the Internet and modern technology played in orchestrating the reunion.
“Wow…the power of the internet brought this family back together in about an hrs amount of time,” wrote Jamie Batt. “Imagine 50 years ago, it would have been a lot harder to locate the mother. Technology is amazing.”
In a day where Facebook is often used to start ‘comment wars’ and cyberbully, it’s so cool to see it instead bring a family back together.
Social media is only a vessel. We dictate its function. We can use it to tear each other down, or to bring strangers across the world together for good.
Like these fine folks, let us always choose the latter. ❤️
