The heartbreaking reunion of an incarcerated father and his teenage son during a school field trip at a prison in Rayong province, Thailand has gone viral on social media.
The boy was among a group of students who visited the unidentified facility through Jam Banjeud Rayong, an organization that hosts educational and recreational tours for schools and companies.
Arom asked the boy if he wanted to talk to his father.
When the boy confirmed, Arom approached the warden for permission.
“They ran into each other’s arms in tears,” Arom wrote. “The father kept kissing his son while saying, ‘I’m so sorry, I miss you. When I leave this place, I will be a good person.’”
The father then asked if his son was ashamed of him.
“Are you ashamed of me? Are you embarrassed because your friends see that I’m in prison?”
“No, I’m not ashamed at all,” the boy replied before getting down on his knees to kowtow before his father’s feet.
If only the father could turn back time, he wouldn’t have committed the mistake that led him behind bars, Arom commented. The crime for which his father was convicted was not revealed.
“This father-and-son will serve as an example to those who still have freedom… Show your love while you still have the chance.”
Thousands have since shared and reacted to Arom’s post — with most shedding tears.
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