A Canada-based student told her parents she needed to film them reading a tongue twister for extra credit at school. Instead, she handed them her first acceptance letter, admitting her into a prestigious optometry school. What followed was pure joy, captured in a video that has exploded on social media.
Gurjiv Kaur shared the video of her parents' reaction to her acceptance letter on Twitter, where it has gone viral with over 9.7 million views. The footage begins with Ms Kaur placing her phone on a table to record her sitting with her parents. She hands the acceptance letter to her father, telling him it's a tongue twister he needs to read out loud for the camera - an assignment, she says, for extra credit at school.
What the parents soon find out is that the paper is actually their daughter's acceptance letter into the Texas-based University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry.
The video captures her parents' delighted reaction to the news. "Oh my God, this is incredible," exclaims her father, as Ms Kaur laughs at their delighted reactions.
"So I told my parents we were making a video for extra credit but what they actually read was my first acceptance into optometry school," she wrote while sharing the clip on Twitter last week.
so i told my parents we were making a video for extra credit but what they actually read was my first acceptance into optometry school pic.twitter.com/zjTbcWnuXn
— gurjiv, (@jeeeverz) May 19, 2021
The video has clocked in over 9.7 million views on the microblogging platform, where many said it was the perfect dose of wholesome content they needed to brighten up their day.
"Your Dad is the absolute cutest thing in the world. He is SO proud of you," wrote one viewer.
I watched this 3x and am crying with joy.
— Kaeptain America (@SahibBennett) May 19, 2021
Congratulations!!!!!!!
Your Dad is the absolute cutest thing in the world. He is SO proud of you. Good Luck in school.
"I can't stop watching this! Your parents reaction is wonderful," said another.
Huge congratulations, Gurjiv! I can't stop watching this! Your parents reaction is wonderful, and your dad! Your dad reading out the letter is so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
— Lisa Lindqvist (@lisa_lindqvist) May 19, 2021
Twitter users thought it was endearing the way her father even read out "comma" while reading the acceptance letter.
He even read the comma ????????????????
— KAries (@KimyAries) May 19, 2021
Congratulations ???????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/GpDlA13yit
It's the "comma" for me. He had to... He just had to say it because it was right after his daughter's name. ????
— Alter Ego (@sw33t_mind) May 19, 2021
Ms Kaur later clarified to say her surname is not "Comma", as people assumed after watching the clip.
yall my name is gurjiv kaur not gurjiv comma i was jOKING
— gurjiv, (@jeeeverz) May 19, 2021
"I didn't expect so many people to see this but so so glad it brought you all joy," Ms Kaur said of her viral Internet fame in follow-up tweets. "We are humbled by all the love and encouragement you all have shown. Thank you for your kind words," she added.
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