“A kid on the train just gave his friend some advice, but I think he just cured my self-consciousness," Jeronimo shared in the video. The boy’s friend had a crush but was too nervous to talk to her, afraid of sounding dumb. That’s when the young philosopher offered up a simple but bold perspective: “Dude, you have to assume that people will like you." Jeronimo was taken aback by how much sense it made. The boy doubled down, adding, "If you don't know them, you have to assume, 'F' them." As he listened, Jeronimo couldn’t help but wonder—where did this kid learn such wisdom? "Did he get that from TikTok?" he thought.
Man overhears kid on train giving friend the best relationship advice: 'It’s curing me'
The man didn't know that being on an 8 AM train would save him a trip to the therapist.
Sometimes, the best advice comes from the most unexpected places. It might not even be intended for you, but somehow, it fits your situation perfectly. That’s what happened to a man who overheard a conversation between two young friends on a train—and it just might have healed him. Jeronimo, who goes by @jeronimoooo0000 on TikTok, shared the surprisingly profound advice one boy gave his friend on a seemingly ordinary morning.
"Did he come up with this? I am eavesdropping and he is curing me," he expressed. "He's making me figure out that it's fine. F them or they like you." The man revealed that although he's not insecure, he is quite self-conscious. "I am not an insane person I think," he added. "His friend was like, 'Maybe I'll talk to her dude.' You just got Gandhi's advice over here. You got a sage's wisdom." He shared that the boys are probably on his train three times a week and that from now on he might tell the boy to speak a little louder. "There's no way a 17-year-old could think of this stuff," he remarked, still in disbelief over the boy's brilliant advice.
"I wanted to go and pat his back," Jeronimo went on. "That's helping me. That means you saved me some money with therapy." The video received over 561k views and more than 66k likes. People took to the comments section of the video to share their own experiences. @mailosdiary wrote, "One of my friends told me 'I always assume people like me until they prove otherwise and if they dislike me, that’s their loss.'" @praeriebird commented, "Nah, I'm a teacher, and kids are super savvy these days in psychology, practical things like administrative stuff and even metaphysics."
@bosslikeabuddha remarked, "The kid is spitting facts. It's our pain and rejection that makes us more guarded than necessary. Thanks a million for the post, it's a great reminder." @mikamikii shared, "Another one for work - Assume your audience likes your presentation. Obviously, it can't always be true, but it is most of the time." @88angstroms expressed, "Yup. That's what I always assume and if I realize they don't like me, I just don't take it personally, even if it's personal."
@jeronimoooo0000 Homeboy better seize the day, his friends brain was on full at 8am
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This article originally appeared 3 months ago.
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