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“I feel like I might be dreaming”: A stranger takes a 100-year-old veteran to Disneyland

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

A now-viral video posted to TikTok shows Isaiah Garza approaching an elderly man to say, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I’ve had a really rough day. Do you want to go to Disneyland with me today?” The veteran agrees, the two visit Disney, and the man says, “This is one of the best days of my life. I feel like I might be dreaming or something. I thought my life was over.” The touching video reveals the truth that we were created for community—a gift we were created to need and a gift that makes the church uniquely relevant to our fractured culture.  

Author: Jim Denison, PhD

Narrator: Chris Elkins

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How do you think God sees America today?

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How Does God See America?

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0:49.3

Welcome to the Daily Article podcast for Friday, October the 14th, 2022. Today's article is narrated by

0:56.1

Chris Elkins and written by Dr. Jim Denison. This is one of the best days of my life. I feel like I

1:02.9

might be dreaming or something. I thought my life was over. I will remember this day for a long time.

1:09.6

You don't know how much I appreciate this. You really don't.

1:14.2

This is how a 100-year-old veteran thanked a stranger named Isaiah Garza for taking him to Disneyland.

1:22.8

A now viral video posted to TikTok shows Garza approaching the elderly man, after coordinating with the

1:29.3

man's caregiver, to say, I'm sorry to bother you, but I've had a really rough day.

1:35.3

Do you want to go to Disneyland with me today?

1:38.3

The man was shocked but delighted.

1:41.3

Garza told a reporter later, first we went on the teacups, and it was his first

1:46.2

ride in like 50 years, and then it's a small world and sang it together like 50 times. It was so

1:54.4

cute. Garza captioned part of the video, became best friends for the day. Unsurprisingly, Harvard University reports that

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