A life-changing question for a teen who always ate lunch alone

When it comes to making friends, high school can be especially difficult. For some teenagers, the hardest part of the day can be lunch time in the high school cafeteria. "CBS This Morning Saturday" co-host Dana Jacobson visits Boiling Springs High School in South Carolina, to see how a simple question changed one student's life.

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[MoogieB]

I was a very shy child. First day of 7th grade I was sitting on steps outside school crying. A little girl came up to me asking what was wrong. I told her I didn’t have any friends. She said “I’ll be your friend.”. We are still friends after 50 years!

[chabchae]

Before I used to be afraid of being alone. Now I'm afraid of having the wrong people as company.

[muddyesboys]

“The worst thing in the world isn’t being alone, it’s being surrounded with people that makes you feel alone”

[nunally]

At university, a girl joined our class in the middle of the semester, she became friends with another girl who was always alone, they were always together, but then one dropped out and the new girl was left alone. I saw her one day just sitting in a bench in a hallway alone and I approached her and started to talk to her. Today she's one of my best friends in the world and I know that I can trust her in any way, I'm just so glad I decided to approach her.

[jhyland]

Imagine being so lonely that when someone finally eats lunch with you, it actually makes the _national_ news :-(

[kemz]

You can still be alone in a group of people.

Nonetheless this was a kind gesture.

[petunia]

This..is the answer to bullying. Just a simple act of kindness.

[efrain]

As a kid who ate alone at lunchtime this does make a difference.

[svtasfc]

It's sad, I always ate lunch alone, sometimes I wish I had a friend who would wanna be with me. It's the worst feeling :/

[TampaTec]

Empathy and compassion goes a long way, can even stop suicides. 👏👏👏👍

[johngant]

I like this guy. He’s awkward like me. I too have no friends but I’m way older than this kid.

[teas]

I sat in the library with an autistic student my entire senior year. Super smart guy, even got me a vegan organic chapstick for my birthday since he knew I was vegan and couldn't use beeswax products. He could tell you EVERYTHING about your cellphone. He knew the model of every phone in the school haha.

[kristendolan]

There was one entire year that I had nobody to sit with at lunch so I went to the library every single day. Lunch can be very hard for some.

[xxmushisushixx]

There’s a difference between a introvert and being lonely..

[icantw]

I'm pretty much like this guy. Everybody saw me as weird and I don't remember having much company back in High School. Thank god I had the nicest teachers in the world though. They allowed me to eat inside their classroom every lunch and sometimes socialized with me. I rarely felt lonely because of them.

[Renofirefly]

This made me cry. I was the tormented kid at school in Jr High. I've been spit on, kicked, had my clothing set on fire, my hair cut off, sexually assaulted, guns and knives pulled on me and had my face busted up but then we moved and I was popular at my new school in High school. Kids are so mean. My kids don't even attend in person school anymore. I'm so glad the student council included him.

[Evelyn_Janeidy]

I sat alone for 2 years in high school, and it feels horrible to be in a room full of people and still be so alone. It does affect the way you see the world when you're the outsider. Truly hope those are genuine friends and that they continue to sit with him in lunch. And hopefully this video inspires other teens to be friendly and walk up to people who don't seem to have friends at school.

[nix]

Just take a pack of gum to school and you’ll make friends in no time

[LanceTheDriver]

Can’t begin to explain how much this can change someone’s life.

[Take-uf]

I’m so grateful my family taught me to be kind to others, no matter their appearance, family’s financial status, or beliefs. It’s nice to see some kids today have character.