Friendswood, Texas, resident Aric Harding returned to his flooded home on Wednesday to pick up toys for his seven children. There, he stopped to play the piano. In a video he shared to Instagram that's gone viral, Harding reflected and wrote, "I think it's all finally sinking in a little. What we used to have going as a city is gone."
"I am excited to see the new beauty in the suffering," he wrote. And many others saw a glimmer of beauty amid the devastation.
People were so moved they're offering to purchase Harding and his family a new piano.
Heartbreaking. I want to find this man and buy him a piano. 💔 https://t.co/d2oHiBm58L
I'll help you buy a new piano. https://t.co/P93cetI7L6
Uh is there a kickstarter or gofundme started yet to buy this man a new piano? Because he deserves one. https://t.co/sQwSKaCj4u
Vanessa Carlton has also pitched in on the effort.
'Beauty in the suffering': His house submerged in water, he sits at... @yamahapianos we need to get him a piano. https://t.co/VSVoj8TzsY