A dad's uplifting video of two toddler best friends running to each other and embracing on a New York City sidewalk is going viral.

According to WPIX-TV, Michael Cisneros took to Facebook on Sunday evening to share the heartwarming clip, which features his 26-month-old son, Maxwell, and the boy's 27-month-old "bestie," Finnegan.

"I have no idea how to make things go viral, for those that do ... please share. This is just so beautiful," Cisneros captioned the video. "Finnegan + Maxwell= BESTIES!!! If we could all be like this."

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The video quickly went viral, racking up more than 24,000 views and nearly 200 comments by Tuesday morning.

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"How utterly adorable! Children could teach adults a lot about friendship and love!" one commenter said.

"They are the definition of love!" wrote another.

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