An 8-year-old boy in Milledgeville, Georgia, Maurice Adams Jr. was with his mother, Contricia Hill, when he saw a woman with a walker, struggling to get up the stairs. Adams didn’t hesitate to help.

Mother and son were on their way back from a high school graduation when Adams saw the woman struggling.  

“He asked, ‘Can I go out there and help her up the steps?’ ” said Hill.

He got out of his mother’s car, ran up the steps, put an arm around the woman, and helped her pick up her walker. When they reached the top the woman repaid him with a big hug. The woman can then be seen walking away with a smile.

Hill said that before Maurice returned to the car, the woman told him that he’s special.

“It’s touching. It’s very touching, It just shows respect and raising your kids right goes a long way,” said Hill.

A stranger in the car behind them, Riley  Duncan, recorded the video and posted it online writing, “Thank God for our youth.”

The video quickly made its way around the Internet, amassing more than 18,000 shares. Duncan told WSB-TV that he didn’t know the story behind the boy’s good deed but quickly pulled out his camera when he saw the young boy stop traffic and leave the car to help the woman.

Duncan later got into contact with Maurice’s family and gave him a hundred dollars for his good deed.