This
is a moving story in which a woman supports a family all on
her own, under heavy financial pressure, and looks after her
husband who has brain cancer.
This is a tear-provoking story in which people offer money
to help others in need.
This is not a fiction. It is a true story of us. The protagonist
is Xie Qicheng -- a student from poverty-stricken Baise, a boy
who is both unfortunate and fortunate.
In September 2003, Xie Qicheng got financial support from Mr.
Clifford Pang for his outstanding performance on his entrance
exam, and was lucky enough to become a member of Clifford School.
With such a privilege, he did not slacken his efforts. He studied
very hard, and became an example to his classmates. However,
unexpectedly, he ran across an unprecedented difficulty -- his
father was striken with brain cancer, and the bills as thick
as snowflakes had to be paid for the treatment. This drove the
poor family into an even worse condition. A month of hospital
treatment left the family without a penny. So his mother had
to ask her son for help.
One can imagine that it takes great courage for a mother to
ask for financial help from her son, a mother who would try
to let her son concentrate on his studies. Yes, we understood,
and we were touched, that was why you found tears in our eyes,
and that was why there was emergency money found in the donation
box.
On the very day when the bad news came, Mr. Wang Hancheng the
homeroom teacher and the students of G10B made plans for Xie
Qicheng. Their final decision was to ask the entire school to
help Xie. With this proposal, the staff and students of the
school gave their help by contributing a large sum of money.
The donation box, which was made by G10B classmates with their
own hands, soon got full to the brim.
Some donated 50 yuan, some 500, and some 1000, amounting to
26,504.9 yuan, which was immediately sent to the parents of
Xie Qicheng through the post office.
It is a truth very simple and pure that no one can assure
himself of eternal peace. Seldom can one sustain misfortune
independently. Luckily, people have a loving heart and with
concerted care we can cope. The misfortune befalling Xie Qicheng
has revealed two kinds of love: one is parental, the other is
social. The remittance of 26,504.9 yuan maybe does not matter
much. What matters is that we care, and because of this, life
is beautiful, even in a disaster.
＾Let there be love￣.
Xie Xiyan |
