What is "love"? It is a person's good words and deeds, pleasant and noble conversation, a guide to the direction of life and the starting point of all good things. The picture scroll woven with love, the music played and the devoted heart are perfect, pure, warm and bright, helping people to overcome difficulties with strength. As the saying goes, "Give someone a rose, and there is fragrance in your hand", and re-examine the world with love. This is a brand-new attitude towards life, a brand-new source of life and a brand-new motivation for life.
Time flies, unconsciously ringing Chai Fei in midsummer. Listen to the dew blowing in the breezy breeze, watch the bright moon embellish the silence of the star map, and enjoy the scenery of the valley. At 6: 30am on July 10, a group of 24 people gathered near Wangdingdi Trade City to officially unveil a two-day love trip to xian county. In the hot sun, let love ignite hope, build a strong fortress with love, and help poor families experience coolness in the hot summer with different lifestyles, and start a unique journey of love.
Xian county, which belongs to Cangzhou City, Hebei Province, is one of the important counties in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan area and the Bohai Sea in the north, the Central Plains in Nantong in the west and the Shijiazhuang economic circle in the west. Although xian county has superior traffic location, located in the core of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, rich products and profound historical background, it is a completely unfamiliar area for me. Perhaps because of the convenient transportation, there were some unknown contacts between xian county and Tianjin, which made me feel as if I was there, adding a bit of curiosity.
Perhaps it is the first time to come to xian county to attend a loving visit to xian county, but there are about 67 poor students in xian county. I am puzzled by many curiosity and doubts about the conditions of poor students and how to study. In July 10, I got up at 5: 30 in the morning, went out at 6: 30, arrived at the meeting place at 6: 30, and set off at 7: 00 on time for xian county, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. Take Jincang, transfer to Beijing and Shanghai, change to Beijing and Taiwan, enter Huangshi, get off the expressway, transfer to the provincial highway and enter the county seat. After a long journey of nearly two hours, I finally came to the location of xian county Sunshine Love Society.
Xian county Sunshine Love Society was founded 10 years ago, and has sponsored hundreds of poor students, becoming the core place for local love. In midsummer, the hot weather can't stop the service of volunteers. At 9: 30am on July 10, 24 volunteers from Tianjin Pure Charity Group came to xian county Sunshine Love Society and found that more than 20 local volunteers had been waiting in xian county Sunshine Love Society for a long time. Volunteers from xian county and Tianjin met like old friends and chatted happily. It is reported that volunteers from the two places have the opportunity to meet and exchange and volunteer together every year. However, due to the epidemic last year, it not only delayed the investigation and visit of volunteers in Tianjin, but also made the actual situation of many poor students a little more unknown.
As the haze cleared and the sun shone again, Tianjin volunteers finally returned to their long-lost hometown again. After a brief greeting, our group of 24 people were divided into 1 1 love groups, and followed more than 20 volunteers from xian county to explore the living conditions of more than 60 poor students from south to north and from east to west-the love visit to xian county officially kicked off. My two friends and I were lucky enough to be divided into the eighth group, five poor students. The three of us divided our work into inquiry recording, photo taking and observation. Under the leadership of local volunteers, we officially started the visit of five children. In order to protect the privacy of poor children, I will omit all the children's names when I introduce the details of the visit below.
The first one is a shy, sincere and laughing boy who has just finished the senior high school entrance examination. The first time I stepped into a boy's house, I saw exquisite decoration, well-equipped household appliances and a man who looked almost like a boy. My first reaction is that a seemingly wealthy family may have a lot of things we don't know. Sure enough, the boy's mother told us that the man who looks like the boy is the boy's brother. Originally, a family of four had no worries about food and clothing, because my brother got hemophilia when he was a child, which cast a shadow over this less wealthy family.
In order to treat the boy's brother, the family owed huge debts and the house was mortgaged. The house where I live now is the idle house of the boy's uncle's house. In order to pay the bills, my father worked day and night to maintain the family burden, and my mother chose to accompany my boy and brother to study and occasionally do odd jobs. Unexpectedly, my father died in a car accident a few years ago, and the compensation was even minimal, so the burden of life was deeply pressed on my mother's shoulders. Happiness in life sometimes exists in seemingly impossible misfortune. The boy brother not only achieved excellent academic performance, but also successfully entered a university in Shijiazhuang. Now he is about to graduate, and his illness has been effectively curbed.
In the process of investigation and visit, this slightly shy boy is far less talkative than his mother and brother, and more often answers our questions with a hearty smile. Two brothers, the elder brother is weak and sick since childhood, and the younger brother is in good health; Nowadays, my brother is burly and weak. In learning, my brother was excellent in personality and learning since childhood, and awards were posted all over the wall; My brother's study certificate only took up a corner, and his mother even said directly, "I didn't study well and went to a higher vocational school." But from the boy's shy face, bright smile and firm eyes, I read the boy's expectation. He hopes to help his family get rid of the burden as soon as possible through his own efforts. At the end of the visit, I asked the boy if he had any wishes to realize. The shy boy thought for a long time and told us that he hoped to come to an extracurricular book. The thirst for knowledge also makes us awe.
Although the family's current income still depends on the mother's meager income, with the boy's brother about to graduate and the boy about to master a craft, the burden on the family will be solved. We don't know how this family, this boy, will choose in the future, but judging from their manners, I believe this family, this boy, will definitely walk out of a unique road of their own in the future and bless them.
Second, girls who are about to enter the second grade. Before entering this house, I heard that the children's parents were a little insane. When we walked into the yard, everything in front of us was completely beyond our imagination. A pungent smell brought us into the dilapidated yard, only to see a tree standing alone in the middle of the yard, surrounded by messy weeds, and a broken wall parked in the corner of the yard. Following the footsteps of the child's mother, we approached the house. A pungent stench of unknown origin permeates the whole room, and there are several small creatures such as flies, bugs and grasshoppers on the ground at home. Being in it, I unconsciously want to know what noble qualities children have, and they can persist in learning in such a harsh environment.
Soon, the child's mother introduced the child to us. After talking, I learned that the children's parents have suffered from mental problems for many years, and their illness requires high medical expenses every year to consolidate treatment. In order to raise their children, seriously ill parents can only work while treating diseases, but it is still a drop in the bucket. Now my father's condition is slightly stable, and he goes out to work to earn a meager income to support his family. Affected by the illness, the mother can only do odd jobs at home, only two or three hundred yuan a month. Fortunately, the children's school has been giving them living expenses to help them stick to their studies and achieve excellent results.
Our party has only been here for half an hour. Although the time is not long, it makes me feel that this home is not easy. Perhaps deeply influenced by his parents' illness, this child lacks the cheerful smile and hopeful eyes unique to his peers, and more often gives me confused eyes. Appropriate funding may help children get rid of poverty and have sufficient material resources, but the current state of children needs some psychological counseling to help them regain the hearty smiles of their peers. It's a long way to go in Xiu Yuan, and the children's future can be expected.
Third, a girl who is about to enter the second grade and has a dream for the future. The third child can be said to be the most moved and shocked child in our group visit. Under the leadership of local volunteers, we came to the home of the third child, where the heat was unbearable. Different from others around, the house is made of red brick and cement, while this family's house is made of traditional mud and wood, and the road at the door is even more muddy. Perhaps it is worried that we can't find it. My scrawny father is standing at the entrance of the village in the scorching sun, and I don't know how long it will take us.
Stepping into the house, an eight-year-old girl came to us with a bright smile. After inquiry, we learned that this person is the child we are looking for, and he is 14 years old this year. It is hard to imagine that the figure of a 14-year-old boy is almost equivalent to that of an 8-year-old child. The girl's emaciated old father told us that her mother had suffered from mental illness for many years and had frequent attacks. Now she has moved to her grandmother's house and seldom comes back. The father of a healthy child was in a car accident many years ago, which caused serious injuries to his waist and legs. Although there are 2 acres of land at home, the hard work has exceeded my father's physical load. At present, the annual income of poor families only depends on the meager subsistence income.
Speaking of children, my father's eyes are full of happiness and appreciation. Although the family is poor and the parents are sick, it does not affect the children's studious, sincere and simple character. After the father's car accident, the child's weak shoulders took on most of the housework, including washing and cooking. For many years, I have never been in the top five in my class. Every year, the school subsidies make the children's living expenses get appropriate relief.
At the end of the visit, when we asked the children what their little wishes were, we thought we would ask for a book or a new dress for ourselves, but the children shocked us again. The child thought for a moment and told us loudly that he wanted to buy a birthday cake for his father and have a birthday. Hearing this sentence, the child's father's eyes were wet. Next, we asked the children if they needed to buy a birthday cake for their mother or themselves. The child said without thinking, and made a birthday cake for his mother. As for the birthday cake for herself, she only said, "I haven't eaten birthday cake myself, and I haven't had a birthday. I don't know if I can try? " Hearing this, our volunteers' eyes are also moist. At the dinner table, the child's little wish was replaced by a birthday cake for a family of three. I believe it will be realized before long.
At the end of the investigation visit, my father insisted that the children braved the scorching sun to send us to the entrance of the village and bowed deeply to thank us. Although the material is poor, the child's spirit is rich. I am grateful, filial, and have a bright smile. I believe that my child's future will definitely show great ambitions.
The fourth girl, who is about to enter the third grade, has excellent grades, a slightly chubby figure and a little shyness. To tell the truth, our group of people don't have a good impression of this family, not because of the children themselves, but because of the hidden worries brought by the father's manners. There are always four children, three girls and a boy in this family. The child we are investigating is the second child, and the boss has just entered high school. The remaining two children are still in primary school. Different from other poor families, this family has everything, such as air conditioner, refrigerator, TV, washing machine and motorcycle. However, many private topics such as family income geometry and poverty have been concealed from us by my father, which is ambiguous.
We haven't met the mother of a physically disabled child. After repeated inquiries, we learned that the child's mother works alone in Beijing and comes back once a month. After investigation and interview, although the child left a deep impression on us, the family environment and his father's free speech forced us to re-examine the poverty level of this family.
Fifth, girls who are about to enter the third grade. His father is insane and needs to stay in Anding Hospital regularly for rest. His mother couldn't bear to live in a poor family and remarried as early as the child was three years old. Now the children live alone with their grandmother, usually live on campus and go home on holiday. It happened that our uncle was at home when we came to this family. According to the child's uncle, he is seldom at home because he is a freight driver. Coupled with the father's illness, the children can only live with their grandmother more. The affection between grandparents and grandchildren can't cover up the disadvantages brought by the age gap. Children who lack parental care since childhood, with the blessing of the generation gap, are becoming more and more autistic and shy.
The family's living expenses for one year only depend on the subsistence allowance of the father and daughter. When we asked the child what his wish was, the child thought for a moment and insisted on preparing a pair of size 36 sports shoes for grandma. Presumably, in the hearts of children, I deeply understand what grandma has done for myself. Although the age gap restricts communication, it is far from erasing the feelings of grandparents and grandchildren for many years.
After the interview, we feel that what children need most now, despite excellent grades, is not material, but the love of parents and worry-free communication. Small subsidies can make up for children's short-term family difficulties, but it is a long way to go to get children out of the autistic predicament and needs appropriate guidance.
In view of the close distance between xian county and Tianjin, and the list of visits arranged by our group is not too much. When the investigation of the fifth poor family was completed, our group's visit to xian county ended. On July 10, it was close to 3 pm, and our party dragged their tired bodies and returned to the hotel with a happy, grateful and cheerful heart.
I have been there many times and often hear the saying "All happy families are the same, but each unhappy family is different". Every time I visit and investigate poor families, whether I have experienced many poor families caused by diseases or disasters, witnessed the hardships of several poor students, or experienced the hardships of several poor families, I deeply know the unique but well-known side of these lovely children-never giving up, never giving up, being grateful and pursuing their dreams. Life is bitter, but never give up; Learning is difficult, but never give up; Accept donations from all parties and don't forget to be grateful; Life is hard, but dreams will never be forgotten. This is a supreme honor, a lofty honor and a precious spiritual wealth.
Love is beautiful and pure. Regular volunteer service of love is not only to help others, but also to accept their love, constantly to infect, to inherit, to chase, to be grateful, so that love can flourish and form a prairie fire. Love volunteer service is not limited to in-depth visits to poor families. In fact, love and voluntary service take place in our daily life. Respect and help everyone, start with small things, and we will get help from others in the dark. While giving love, we will also experience a hard and unforgettable life experience.
The hotel took a short break, and the partners who visited the survey returned to the hotel one after another. At ten o'clock in the evening, full of fatigue, hardship and harvest, everyone returned to the dinner table and talked about what they saw and heard during their voluntary visit to xian county, enjoying happiness, reaping happiness, appreciating value and reminiscing about beauty.
202 1 This year coincides with the centenary of the founding of China * * * Production Party, and it is also the first year for the country to get rid of poverty. In this special memory year, a group of us gathered in xian county to remember the revolutionary martyrs and help poor families with our practical actions.
On the occasion of pushing a glass for a change, everyone raises a glass to wish the China Production Party a hundred years ago and all the poor children, including xian county, realize their dreams as soon as possible.