Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared a video on Twitter reflecting on his family’s history with the Make-A-Wish foundation, which dates back to his father, Rocky Johnson.
The Rock wrote,
“How bout this proof how life can sometimes come full circle?
I’ve had the privilege of granting hundreds and hundreds of kid’s wishes from @makeawish and every single one has changed my life every single time.
And looking back to when I was a kid – my dad, Rocky Johnson was actually one of Make-A-Wish’s VERY FIRST WISH GRANTERS back in the 80’s.
My dad was a very tough, no BS guy who wasn’t big on emotions. But when I saw him take this little boy, Bobby out of his wheelchair and hold him in his arms – I’d never seen my dad so loving, warm, caring and ATTENTIVE in my life.
As a kid I remember thinking how surprised I was seeing my dad that warm and how cool it was to me, that my dad was a hero.
But now as a man, I look back and think that the REAL HERO is that little boy Bobby, and my dad was LUCKY to have the honor of making little Bobby’s wish come true.
I don’t have a ton of memories of my dad being so loving like this so it means a lot to me to relive this and this also reminds me of the power of MAKE A WISH.
Thanks everyone for supporting @MakeAWish, as I will always hold the foundation and ALL THE KIDS very close to my heart — I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes /
It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.
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shout out to @jonbrandoncruz for this amazing edit”
