Inspirational stories about people with disabilities

-- The struggle story of a paralyzed person

The struggle story of a paralyzed person

On the international awards podium

At 8 a.m. on August 13, 2000, the International Stadium in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, was packed with seats, and the fifth International Vocational Skills Competition for Disabled Persons kicked off. More than 800 players from 54 countries are intensely competing in the three-day international competition with 34 projects. Wu Hongsheng and 28 other Chinese players also participated in the competition.

In the women's clothing production group, Wu Hongsheng was the only male among nearly a hundred contestants. The judges required the contestants to design and make a women's shirt by themselves within 3 hours. Many contestants failed to complete it on time, but he did. It only took 2 hours and 20 minutes to complete. His works won unanimous recognition from the judges of the competition for their novel styles and exquisite workmanship, and many experienced foreign contestants also exclaimed "OK! OK!". In the end, Wu Hongsheng won the gold medal in this project competition. When the mayor of Prague hung the golden medal on his chest, bursts of warm applause erupted on the field. Wu Hongsheng's tears wet the gold medal. He had mixed feelings: "My dream has finally come true! This is not only for The reward for my motherland and my relatives and friends is also a reflection of the value of my life. A Korean reporter asked me how much I would get in bonus for winning the gold medal this time. I answered him: 'This medal is my priceless treasure and cannot be measured by money. '." At the moment of success, there are applause and flowers everywhere, but who knows the sweat and tears hidden behind the applause and flowers?

The happy childhood of unfortunate children

In 1962, Wu Hongsheng was born in an ordinary peasant family in Wujia Village, Zhaili Town, Qixia City, Shandong Province. He was the fifth child. He was innocent and lively since he was a child, and was loved by his family. Unexpectedly, when he was 3 years old, he suffered from polio, numbness in his limbs and incontinence of urine and feces. His parents took him everywhere to seek medical advice, and Xiao Hongsheng lay in agony for five years. When he was 8 years old, his condition suddenly improved: he could move his hands, had the feeling of urinating and defecating, and could move his two paralyzed legs. Wu Hongsheng said that he would never forget the scene at that time in his life: his mother cried out in pain while holding him, and tears flowed freely on his face. After his condition improved, Xiao Hongsheng pestered his parents to go to school. At first, his elder brothers and sisters carried him to school. Soon, the smart, studious and motivated Xiao Hongsheng won the love of teachers and students. Gradually, teachers and classmates took turns carrying him to school.

Later, classmates Wu Keping and Wu Keyong took the initiative to take on the pick-up and drop-off tasks. In summer, when the sun is scorching, children like to wear a red vest, and Wu Hongsheng and his two friends always wear an extra one because they carry them on their backs every day. Over time, the person carrying and being carried always have the same back. Holes, one busted chest. In winter, with the cold wind and snow, the two children were staggering along, carrying him on their backs and supporting each other. One morning after a snowfall, Wu Keping was carrying Hong Sheng to school on his back. He accidentally slipped into a snow ditch more than 1 meter deep on the side of the road. The snow on the edge of the ditch melted and froze. No matter how hard they climbed, they could not climb up. In the snow After struggling for half an hour, he was finally rescued by a passing man. The teachers and students' care and love for Hong Sheng made him feel the beauty of life and understand the principles of life. In this way, on the backs of teachers and students, Xiao Hongsheng completed elementary school and junior high school courses.

Go forward, the sky is ahead

In 1978, Wu Hongsheng was admitted to a key high school with excellent results, ranking fifth in the county's unified examination. However, he was ruthlessly rejected during the physical examination. Come down. Watching helplessly as his classmates with whom he got along day and night entered high school, and he could only face the wall alone, Hong Sheng held his mother's leg with one hand and beat the bed with the other, crying: "Mom, I want to go to school, I want to study..." His mother My heart ached, but I could only wipe my tears secretly. People in the village also talked a lot: "The little cripple can't study anymore!" The word "little cripple" hit Hong Sheng like a whip, and the faint "ding-dang" sound of the school bell pierced Hong Sheng like a needle. his heart. Wu Hongsheng realized that his disability would bring him a terrible life, shrouded in pain, loss, and despair.

One day, while his family was away, Hong Sheng moved to the room where his father kept the pesticides of the production team, holding on to the bench, and wanted to commit suicide by drinking medicine. Looking at the pesticides in front of him, he couldn't help but burst into tears. The moment he opened the bottle, he could vividly remember the scene of his classmates carrying him to school through wind, rain, sweat and tears.

"Is it possible that everyone worked tirelessly to take care of me, but in exchange for my suicide?" "No, absolutely not! I will defeat fate and realize my own value with my own hands!" He wiped away his tears and put the medicine bottle away. Returned to the original place.

In order to make a living on his own, Hong Sheng began to learn clock repair. After two months, he broke the two clocks at home into pieces, but could not put them back together. After losing patience, he was completely desperate. The shadow of death once again occupied Hong Sheng's mind, and he chose to commit suicide by jumping into a well. However, as soon as he climbed to the edge of the well several times, he was discovered and stopped by his family.

Fortunately, Wu Hongsheng has mentors and friends who have always cared about and loved him. Teachers and classmates brought him books and newspapers, such as "Dedicate Everything to the Party", "The Story of Zoya and Shula", etc. One of Hong Sheng's favorite books was a book given to him by his friend Wu Keping. A set of autobiographical novels "How Steel Was Tempered". The protagonist Paul Korchagin experienced the baptism of war, life and death, and the moving deeds of being physically disabled and strong in determination deeply moved him. "The most precious thing for a person is life, and life is given to people only once. A person's life should be spent like this: when you look back on the past, you will not regret for wasting your years, and will not be ashamed of doing nothing." When Hong Sheng saw this For a while, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of his past. He copied this passage neatly and posted it on his bedside to encourage himself to keep making progress.

Seeing that Hong Sheng liked painting, his father bought him a set of clothing teaching materials. He learned and practiced at the same time. At first, he copied and cut out pictures from newspapers. Later, old clothes at home became his test subjects. Without the guidance of a teacher, he cut according to the dimensions in the book; unable to stand, he sat on a bench and leaned on the edge of the kang to cut... Four months later, with the help of his sister, he used the kang as a cutting table and opened the door. For an ironing board and an enamel tub for an iron, I started making free clothes for friends and family. Hong Sheng promised: No money if the job is done well, and compensation if the job is not done well. He forced himself to make every piece of clothing well, because once it was damaged, he would not be able to repay it. Gradually, he became a famous tailor from all over the country. In 1979, he worked as a skilled worker in the village tailoring group. Because he was loyal, skilled and willing to endure hardship, from 1982 to 1996, Hong Sheng was successively employed by the Town Supply and Marketing Cooperative Garment Factory and the County Second Light Bureau Garment Factory. , Yantai Jiajia Clothing Co., Ltd. was hired as factory director and manager.

Wu Hongsheng's self-esteem, self-improvement and self-reliance won people's admiration, and also won the heart of Xu Xiuli, a girl from the neighboring village, and the two secretly fell in love with each other. The cynicism of the world and the opposition of the family failed to stop their love. Soon, Xu Xiuli, a healthy girl with a height of 1.68 meters, a dignified and beautiful girl, became the wife of Wu Hongsheng, who was disabled in both legs. This became the headline news in the town at the time.

Some people say that behind a successful man there is always a strong woman. Whenever he talks about his family, Wu Hongsheng always looks happy and proud: "In my eyes, my wife Xu Xiuli is the greatest, most beautiful and lovable person in the world. Without her support, I would not be where I am today." Success. ”

In 1996, with the encouragement and support of the local government and his wife, Wu Hongsheng resigned from his position as manager of Jiajia Clothing Co., Ltd. and founded his own clothing design center, Mengdi Clothing Company. After the company was established, the busiest person was not Hong Sheng, but Xu Xiuli. Xiuli participated in the decision-making of all matters in the company, and she had to support her husband wherever he went, especially when he was going up and down stairs. She was afraid that Hong Sheng would fall, so she would carry him upstairs and downstairs, always sweating profusely. It was dripping wet, but she never complained. Seeing his wife who was carrying him on his back covered in sweat, Wu Hongsheng's heart was filled with an indescribable passion. It was love, gratitude, reliance and strength! So he redoubled his efforts and continued to achieve success. A new achievement, in just 4 years, he has won the first place in the women's clothing production project of the Shandong Province Disabled Skills Selection Competition, the first place in such projects nationwide, and successfully climbed onto the international awards podium.

Do my best to repay the society

I saw this sentence in Wu Hongsheng’s notes: “I am a hard-working child, but I am fortunate to grow up in a society full of friendship and sincerity. In the family of socialism. As a person with a capital letter, the biggest difference from other beings living in this world is that his survival must be determined and persistent, and his development must have the responsibility to make the greatest contribution to society.”

When Wu Hongsheng was employed as the factory manager, he imparted tailoring skills to his employees without reservation and provided free technical training to more than 200 employees.

In 1996, in order to let local laid-off workers "see a kind of hope, a kind of spirit, a kind of encouragement and motivation", he took the initiative to solve problems for the party and the government. The 30 employees recruited by his company at that time were all laid-off workers. , he often uses himself as an example to encourage them to learn a skill and take the path of self-reliance and self-reliance. In the past four years, the company has resettled 30 laid-off employees and 15 disabled people, enabling them to embark on the road to prosperity. The company has paid more than 50,000 yuan in profits and taxes to the country, and every year it sends clothes and gifts to veteran comrades in the rest home and donates money and materials to the social welfare institution.

Today, Mengdi Company has developed from a debt of 200,000 yuan to a modern enterprise with net assets of 500,000 yuan, integrating design, production and sales. Talking about the future, Hong Sheng still has many ideas: "I want to expand the scale of the enterprise, arrange employment for 50 more laid-off workers and disabled people, and establish the Mengdi Disabled Persons Service Co., Ltd. to provide disabled people with free technology, information and services to get rid of poverty and become rich." Supplies and tools, turn the service cooperative into a 'home for the disabled', let 'Mengdi' create career opportunities for more laid-off workers and disabled people, provide skills training, and work with them to develop a solid path in life. I I must do my best to repay society!" Who is Hawking? He is a brain, a myth, one of the most outstanding theoretical physicists of our time, a giant in the name of science... Perhaps, he is just a wheelchair-bound person who challenges The warrior of destiny.

The wise brain is born

Stephen Hawking was born on January 8, 1942, when his hometown of London was under Hitler's bombardment.

Hawking and his sister spent their childhood in several small towns near London, and their neighbors recalled years later that Hawking was so mesmerizing as he lay in his pram. Attention, his head looks very big, which is different from ordinary people - this is probably because Hawking's current reputation and achievements are far different from ordinary people. Neighbors can't help but repaint the image of a genius child in their memory.

However, the Hawking family is indeed unusual in the conservative town. Hawking's parents have received formal university education. His father is a medical scientist engaged in tropical disease research, and his mother has engaged in many professions. Residents of the small town were often surprised to see the Hawking family driving through the streets towards the suburbs in a dilapidated second-hand car - cars had not yet entered British households at that time. However, this weird car expanded the Hawking family's freedom. A world of activities.

Hawking is keen to figure out the ins and outs of everything, so when he sees a novel thing, he always likes to take it apart and understand the structure of each part - - But it is often difficult for him to put it back to its original state, because his hands and feet are far less flexible than his mind, and even his writing is famously sloppy in the class.

Hawking entered Oxford at the age of 17. He studied physics in college. He was still not a diligent student, and this attitude was consistent with that of other classmates at the time. This was the period of confusion among young people after the war - they were tired of everything and felt that there was nothing worth pursuing. Hawking hangs out with his classmates, drinks, and joins the rowing club. If things continue like this, he may become a mediocre clerk or teacher.

The disease appeared

Sports have never been Hawking's strong point since childhood, and he was unable to play almost all ball games.

In his third year at Oxford, Hawking noticed. As he became more clumsy, he fell down once or twice without any reason. Once, he suddenly fell down the stairs for no apparent reason, fell into coma and almost died.

It was not until 1962, when Hawking was a graduate student at Cambridge, that his mother noticed her son's abnormal condition. Hawking, who had just celebrated his 21st birthday, stayed in the hospital for two weeks. After various examinations, he was diagnosed with "Lou Gehrig's disease," which is motor nerve cell atrophy.

The doctor told him that his body would become increasingly inoperable. Only his heart, lungs and brain could still function. In the end, his heart and lungs would also fail. Hawking was "sentenced" to have only two years left to live. That was in 1963.

At first, the disease got worse quickly.

This was a blow to Hawking. He almost gave up all study and research because he thought he would not live to complete his master's thesis. However, a woman appeared.

The wheelchair appeared

Hawking's condition gradually worsened. In 1970, Hawking, whose academic reputation was growing, was no longer able to move on his own and began to use a wheelchair. To this day, he has never left it.

Hawking, who is always in a wheelchair, works and lives extremely tenaciously.

In March 1991, Hawking was returning to his apartment in Berlin in a wheelchair. He was hit by a car while crossing the street. His left arm was fractured, his head was scratched, and he needed 13 stitches. But 48 hours later, he was Back to the office and getting back to work.

Another time, when he and his friends went to a country house, they turned too sharply uphill and the wheelchair tipped backwards. Unexpectedly, the gravity master was knocked over in the bushes by the earth's gravity.

Although his physical disability is getting more and more serious, Hawking strives to live like an ordinary person and accomplish everything he can do. He is even lively and active - it sounds a bit funny. After he was completely unable to move, he still insisted on using his only movable finger to drive the wheelchair "ramping" on the way to the office; in a Moscow hotel, He suggested dancing, and the sight of him spinning his wheelchair in the hall was a spectacle; when he met Prince Charles, he twirled his wheelchair to show off and ran over his toes.

Of course, Hawking has also tasted the consequences of "free" action. This master of quantum gravity has repeatedly fallen out of his wheelchair under the weak gravity of the earth. Fortunately, every time He stood up again tenaciously.

In 1985, Hawking underwent a tracheal surgery and completely lost the ability to speak. It was under such circumstances that he wrote the famous "A Brief History of Time" with great difficulty, exploring the origin of the universe. Hawking achieved great success, but the reality of life replaced the romance of love, and his marriage to Jane came to an end.

Inspiration from intuition: Black holes are not black

The object of Hawking's research is the universe, but he has never been interested in observing astronomy and has only observed with a telescope a few times. Compared with traditional scientific methods such as experiments and observations, Hawking's method relies on intuition.

The great achievement of "black holes are not black" came from a flash of thought. One night in November 1970, Hawking began to think about black holes as he slowly climbed into bed. He suddenly realized that a black hole should have a temperature, so that it would emit radiation. In other words, black holes are not really that black.

This flash idea formed a complete theory after three years of thinking. In November 1973, Hawking officially announced to the world that black holes continuously radiate X-rays, gamma rays, etc. This is the famous "Hawking radiation". Before this, it was thought that black holes could only swallow.

From the singularity of the Big Bang to the radiation mechanism of black holes, Hawking has made outstanding contributions to the development of quantum cosmology. Hawking won the 1988 Wolf Prize in Physics.

King of bestsellers: "A Brief History of Time"

Hawking's popular science book "A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes" has sold 25 million copies worldwide This volume has been on the bestseller list since its publication in 1988, setting a world record for bestsellers. In this book, Hawking tries to explain black holes, the origin and destiny of the universe, black holes and time travel in a way that ordinary people can understand.

At the beginning of the book "A Brief History of Time", Hawking pointed out: "I was told that every equation I wrote in the book would cut sales in half. So I decided not to write any equations. But at the end of the book, I still included an equation, Einstein's famous equation E=mc2. I hope this won't scare away half of my potential readers. "Now it seems that Hawking was completely overthinking.