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Warm heart! NSW motel owner's act of kindness is taking TikTok by storm

The protagonist's name is Brian Acosta Arya, a previously unknown motel operator. But for one act of kindness, he not only warmed up the homeless with love, but he also got 15 million views on TikTok.

By linxu gaoPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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The Lincoln Tunnel Motel was once a little-known motel in New Jersey. Brian, the owner of the motel, ran his own business on a daily basis while providing homes for the homeless. It has the meaning of "great opening the world cold people are happy yan". He became known as "Motel Brian" online and shot to fame on TikTok.

For Brian, the bottom line is kindness. As co-owner of the hotel, he says he is happy to offer free rooms to those in need.

Brian's father, George, gave him part ownership of the motel five years ago, and Brian has since taken over his father's work to transform the once-derelict motel into a poor man's paradise. "I paid $75 out of my own pocket just to make sure someone had a safe and warm place to sleep." He said.

Arises at the historic moment

Since the outbreak, Brian's humble shop, just 10 minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel, has taken in displaced people. Because of the epidemic, most of them have lost the most basic security of life. What Brian did was provide free and discounted accommodation, food and services.

"When the pandemic happened, people were losing their homes, and the local shelters were filling up quickly and turning people away," said Brian, who grew up in a nearby motel that his father also owned. "I wanted to help people get away from living on the streets, so I opened the doors of the Lincoln Tunnel Motel to anyone in the area."

What made Him TikTok a hit is Brian's deep sense of humanity and a touch of humor. He made a short film of his journey, detailing his daily duties as a corporate manager dedicated to serving the underresourced rather than making a profit. His viral posts even earned him an appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" in November.

Regardless of gain and loss

"I've been criticized for taking in people that other motels don't want," Brian said in a recent video that has been viewed more than 15.1 million times. "This motel is not about making money," he continued.

Brian: Well, when it comes to finding a good place to live near New York, I suggest you try your competitors. "This place is not suitable for tourists, tourists have other hotel options in the area," he said confidently, adding that the motel would always be an affordable place for locals in need of shelter, with the support and respect of me and my staff.

And, Brian hopes his act of kindness becomes as much of a trend as his TikToks.

"I want the Lincoln Tunnel Motel to be a light of hope for this community and for my followers around the world," he said. If the best THING I can do to spread this beam of hope is to give a room to someone in need, then I'm happy to do it."

In a calm sea every man is a pilot .

But all sunshine without shade,all pleasure without pain,is not life at all.Take the lot of the happiest---it is a tangled yarn.Bereavements and blessings,one following anther,make us sad and blessed by turns.Even death itself makes life more loving .Men come closest to their true sevles in the sober moments of life,undder the shadows of sorrow and loss.

In the affairs of life or of business,it is not intellect that tells so much as characterr,not brains so much as heart,not genius so much as self-control,patience,and discipline,regulated by judgment.

I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without.In an age of extravagance and waste,I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are.

To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man .The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

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