64-year-old cries tears of joy after being surprised with his first birthday cake: 'Bless his heart'

Having people in our lives who make us feel special is a wonderful blessing. However, as we age, not everyone experiences the same level of affection and love. While some individuals cherish birthday celebrations and receive abundant affection from their loved ones, others may not have that experience. To show appreciation and love to a non-birthday celebrator, his co-workers planned a heartwarming surprise on his 64th birthday.

Brace yourself, as this touching moment might bring tears to your eyes. The cake presented to him acts as an emotional catalyst, so be prepared with tissues to witness this heartwarming scene. A woman and her fellow staff members decided to surprise a 64-year-old dishwasher for his birthday. The video was uploaded by @sillymimi313 on TikTok and received over 388.4k views.

The caption read, "This is why I do what I do. It's about touching people's hearts. I value every single person. I can't stress enough how important our dishwashers are and how they play a huge role in the kitchen. Happy Birthday, Leo." The overlay text explained that the staff member baked a cake decorated with strawberries and went to surprise Leo in the kitchen.

It reads, "It had been a long time since he got a cake on his birthday, so I wanted to make his day special. He is an amazing guy! He works hard, is the sweetest person and brings us sweets every single day." As they sang the birthday song and approached him, he was initially taken aback and stood there surprised. He couldn't believe the surprise. As he saw them, he started to cry. He melted down into tears of joy and covered his face as he teared up feeling special.

Viewers loved this gesture and their hearts were indeed touched enough to request a GoFundMe page for his retirement. "I totally cried, bless his heart. Happy Birthday, Leo," commented @mac0280. "I did this a few years ago to a chef at my work and he cried and then called his mom in Mexico to tell her about it," similarly shared @natasha7love. Talking of the person who gave the sweet surprise, @ashtatts said, "This is exactly who my sister is and I’m happy she’s getting recognized!! She does this ALL the time and we love her for it!!!"

The wholesome moment was also uploaded on Reddit by u/bindukwe with the caption, "64-year-old dishwasher gets special birthday surprise from staff." It not only received more than 19 thousand upvotes but many adoring comments and some that even pointed out that he shouldn't be working at this age but relaxing.

"This made me smile and sad at the same time, that someone doesn't know the joy of such a simple thing as someone singing happy birthday to you or being given a cake/gift. But kudos to these people for recognizing and stepping up!" commented @PaleontologistClear4. "As a restaurant worker with no family - this means so so so much more than people know. Even a candy bar with a candle stuck in it will make someone smile to themselves for days because they know someone cares," added @Beautiful_Book_9639.