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07th Apr 2014

VIDEO: Be Prepared To Bawl Your Eyes Out Because This Ad Is Going To Make You Do Just That

Totes emosh.

Alanna Alexander

Gone are the days when an ad would just tell you what the product does and why it’s “the best.” If an ad doesn’t make you laugh, cry or want to break something, it isn’t making a point.  

This is definitely one of those ads.

The video was posted by Bangkok-based group Thai Life Insurance company and has gone viral in recent days. The three-minute video called “Unsung Hero” is a story of a young man who performs random acts of kindness in his community.

The voice-over narrates, “He won’t be richer. He won’t appear on TV and not a bit more famous,” but soon enough we see the fruits of his efforts.

The Thai text posted with the clip asks the viewer, “Why do some people have plenty of money… still no joy? This clip is not the answer. But it may be a starting point for you to do something… To find the answer yourself.”

Definitely get the tissues out because, trust us, you’ll need them: