The Rock is known as being a tough guy. He is in all the action movies and of course is built like a house, but this past weekend he showed his softer side.

The Rock went on his Instagram and shared a story about meeting a young fan with cancer at the gym he attends this past weekend.

 

Cool story to share on Easter.. After my workout I'm drivin' in my pick up and notice these kids in the rearview mirror screamin' & runnin' after my truck. Thought to myself, "Should I stop or keep drivin'?" I stopped. I hop out of my truck and this kid runs up to me, hugs the hell outta me and says it's been his life's dream to meet me and tell me how much I've inspired him to fight cancer (Hodgkin's lymphoma) and hard core chemo and stem cell transplant treatments. He was a little teary eyed and said for months and months all he's wanted to do was find me and say this face to face. I told him what it meant to me to hear this story. I thanked him, hugged him (and his friends), got back in my truck and drove away. As I'm drivin' I start shaking my head (and tearing up) at how fragile life is and how amazing and cool the universe was to make this meeting happen between myself and this special kid Nick Miller. Let's always take a moment to count our blessings.. cause there's always something to be grateful for. Happy Easter y'all - DJ

A photo posted by therock (@therock) onApr 5, 2015 at 9:17am PDT

The Rock said that as he left and was driving home he teared up and realized how fragile life is and he felt privileged to have met him.

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