‘Are you joking?’ Heartwarming moment 80-year-old tries color-blind glasses for the first time – and can’t believe the difference
- Video captured as Lee Meason, of Springville, Utah, saw colors he’d never seen before when he tried on the rose-colored glasses
- ‘Are you joking?’ he exclaimed in surprise
- “I see things differently than before!” he told his family as he stared across the room and at the shirt he was wearing in amazement
- His son Spencer Meason shared the special moment on social media, saying it was a ‘fantastic gift’ and his father’s response was ‘priceless’
Heartwarming images captured the moment an 80-year-old man first saw in color after his grandchildren gave him color-blind glasses at Christmas.
Lee Meason, from Springville, Utah, was caught on video exclaiming, “Are you kidding me?” as he tried on the rose-colored glasses and was amazed to see colors and shades he’d never seen before.
“I see things differently than before!” he told relatives as he looked around the room and at the shirt he was wearing.
His son Spencer Meason shared the special moment on social media, saying it was a ‘fantastic gift’ and his father’s response was ‘priceless’.
Heartwarming images capture the moment when an 80-year-old man first saw color after his grandchildren gave him color-blind glasses for Christmas
The video begins with the 80-year-old opening a box in an armchair.
“Color technical glasses,” he says with a bewildered smile on his face as he lifts the lid off the bottle.
A female voice is heard outside the camera saying, “Yes, I remembered that.”
A male voice can be heard saying, “They should be pretty cool. Open them, try them. ‘
Meason then takes the pink glasses out of the box and hands them to someone nearby saying ‘wow’.
He notes that he could ‘fly a jet’ with the kite-style pinks on, while his family tells him ‘they look cool’.
Meason takes the glasses and puts them on.
He looks around in shock for a few seconds before saying “Are you kidding me?” because he sees color for the first time through the special lenses.
Lee Meason of Springville, Utah, received Christmas glasses from his grandchildren. He opens the gift above
Meason exclaimed, “Are you kidding me?” as he tried on the rose-colored glasses and was amazed to see colors and shades he’d never seen before
“I see things differently than before!” he told family members as he looked around the room and at the shirt he was wearing. “I didn’t know there were different shades,” he said
The woman is heard asking, ‘Are you kidding me? Do they really work? ‘
Meason stares around the room with a puzzled look.
“Look at that lamp over there,” says the woman.
“Wow yes, I didn’t know it was!” Meason exclaims.
His overjoyed relatives say they should now “teach him colors” while pointing out things off camera and telling him what color they are.
‘Are you joking? Where the hell do you have this ‘Meason’ shouting from the glasses again, because they all laugh happily and he keeps saying ‘wow’ and ‘ahh’.
The 80-year-old tries to take it all in, staring across the room and up to the ceiling before looking at his own arm and his green patterned shirt.
Meason looks at a book of different colors after his overjoyed relatives tell them to teach him colors now
His family (with him in the picture) can’t believe their eyes either. The 80-year-old’s son wrote on Facebook that the glasses were a Christmas present from the grandchildren
Meason takes in his surroundings as he sees things in color for the first time
“I didn’t know it had different shades,” he says, touching the fabric.
“How the hell do they work?”
His family can’t believe their eyes either, with the woman asking, “I just wonder if they really work?”
Meason replies, ‘They do! They do! I see things differently than before. ‘
The 80-year-old’s son wrote on Facebook that the glasses were a Christmas present from the grandchildren.
‘Grandpa Lee Measom SEES COLOR FOR THE FIRST TIME !! What a precious special moment !! Spencer wrote in Tuesday’s post alongside the video.
‘My father turned 80 this year. His response is priceless!
‘I am super grateful to my children for having the vision to receive such a fantastic gift for their grandfather !! Happy Christmas Dad! We love you!’