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Strength that cannot be destroyed by fire

Suffering is the abyss of the weak and the school of the strong. Beyond suffering, it will be a rare wealth in life. I shouted to myself, I want to be strong, I want to be independent, I want to fight! And these are exactly what suffering gives. Because of this, I am grateful for suffering!

On the afternoon of June 27, 2005, Fengjiahang Village, Anlinzhan Town, Feicheng City, Shandong Province, was abuzz. Cai Zhenguo, a young man from the village, scored 604 points in the college entrance examination, 7 points higher than the key undergraduate courses in Shandong, and was admitted to Shandong Light Industry The college’s Department of Bioengineering offers early admission. Faced with people's compliments, mother and son held each other's hands and cried.

Does anyone know that on the same day 17 years ago, Cai Zhenguo, who was only 3 years old, was burned by a fire and his legs were curled up and unable to stand; his jaw and neck were adhesions and he could not lift his head; his right elbow was bent and bent. His face was at right angles; almost no complete features could be found on his face, his lower lip was everted, and his auricles were missing... The tragic fate did not defeat this strong boy. He persisted in studying hard like his peers with his perseverance. In the miserable wind and rain of more than ten years, standing behind Cai Zhenguo was a strong mother who could not be broken by great tragedy.

Rebirth from the sea of ??fire - "We are still lucky in comparison"

On June 27, 1988, Cai Zhenguo's boat of life suddenly sailed into the dangerous sea of ??destiny: When he was only 3 years old, he sneaked into the kitchen to play with fire while his family was not paying attention, and accidentally caused a fire. When the parents snatched their son who was still weakly alive from the raging fire, he was almost burnt to a charred state: his skin was torn, his limbs were curled up, his head and chest were glued together, and he was no longer human.

Due to his serious injury, Cai Zhenguo was transferred from the township hospital to Shandong Provincial Hospital. In Shandong Provincial Hospital, his fragile life was on the verge of despair again and again: he stopped breathing 21 times a day, but he triumphed again and again! After 82 days of treatment, seven surgeries, and all the borrowed money, this tenacious little man miraculously survived.

Because she had no money to continue treatment, her mother Tian Xiuying had no choice but to take her child home in tears. The fire left terrible traces on Cai Zhenguo: his facial features were displaced and became horrific; his legs were bent and he could not walk... After seeing her grandson, her grandmother tearfully advised her daughter: "Even if the child can survive, he will be a useless person when he grows up. , I can't even go out to ask for food! Throw it away!" Tian Xiuying's heart felt like needles, but she said firmly: "No! I must train my son to be a useful person!"

Tian Xiuying thought that if she wanted her child to survive, she must first let him face his own face. Early the next morning, she brought a mirror and said: "Zhenguo, look at yourself, you don't have to be afraid, and you can't cry. No matter how others say you are ugly, your face will always be the most beautiful thing in my mother's eyes!... After hearing this, Cai Zhenguo nodded firmly, but when his mother raised the mirror in front of him, he still cried loudly. "Son, there are people in this world who can't speak, there are people who can't see anything, and there are even people who have passed away due to illness or disaster. In comparison, we are still lucky." Tian Xiuying put her hand on her son's shoulder and held it in her mouth. Tears encouraged. Xiao Zhenguo seemed to understand what his mother said, "Mom, please bring me a mirror and let me take a look again." A month later, Cai Zhenguo finally stopped trembling in front of the mirror.

The problem of the son facing his own face has been solved, but how can we make the son stand up? Tian Xiuying went to the hospital to ask the doctor for advice. The doctor gave her an idea: tie her son's legs tightly with elastic cloth and pull them apart. After exercising for a long time, the legs might be straightened.

How cruel it is to pull your son's legs apart! But thinking about her son's future, Tian Xiuying gritted her teeth and took action. Xiao Zhenguo had multiple skin grafts all over his body, and his skin was extremely sensitive. As soon as the elastic cloth was tied, blood and pus flowed out. The pain made him struggle desperately and cry heartbreakingly. Tian Xiuying suddenly felt like a thousand arrows were piercing her heart, but she gritted her teeth and wrapped her son up in circles. Tian Xiuying held back her tears, lifted her son's feet, and helped him move slowly inch by inch...

With endless blood and tears, at the age of 8, Cai Zhenguo finally miraculously stood up. He stood up, albeit still unsteadily.

That day, while he was staggering around the house, he shouted excitedly: "Mom, come and see, I can walk!" Tian Xiuying ran over and hugged her son, tears falling uncontrollably... For this day, how much physical pain the son has endured, and how much spiritual pain the mother has experienced! Tian Xiuying was as happy as if she were celebrating a festival, and she would say to everyone she met: "My son can walk on his own!"

Under the guidance of her mother, Xiao Zhenguo gradually became strong and optimistic, and he began to ask to learn to write. . Since his hands were burned to the point where only two fist-shaped stumps and three tree-bud-like fingers were left, writing was undoubtedly a huge challenge for Cai Zhenguo. Tian Xiuying tied the pen to one of her son's thumbs with a rope, and then asked him to hold it with the other hand. If the pencil is held for a long time, the new flesh will be easily worn out. In many cases, the words on the notebook will be stained with blood. Tian Xiuying felt heartbroken when she saw her son's bloody body, but she gritted her teeth and did not let her son stop. After countless blisters swelled and disappeared, Xiao Zhenguo was able to write freely with his "hands".

Waving through the quagmire of discrimination: “There are only people in the world who are looked down upon, but there are no faces that are looked down upon.”

One day in May 1994, Cai Zhenguo grabbed his mother’s clothes Xiu said, "Mom, I want to go to school." Her son's voice was not loud, but Tian Xiuying still felt the undoubt in it. Yes, my educational ability is limited. My son should study and learn more knowledge, so that his standing and walking will be more meaningful.

On September 1, Tian Xiuying took her son to register at the primary school in the village. After sending her son to the classroom, she did not go home, but secretly hid outside the classroom to watch. When she saw the weird expressions of the children and her son hiding in a corner alone in a daze, she was heartbroken. Because at this time, Tian Xiuying had nothing left, only a little faith and dreams. She told herself that she must help her son overcome this hurdle.

Tian Xiuying told her son a short story after school: "When my mother was a child, her family was very poor and she had lice on her body. Her classmates ignored her, but after her mother got first place in the exam every time, Many children are willing to play with their mother..." At the end, Tian Xiuying added: "There are only people who are looked down upon, but there are no faces that are looked down upon!" Xiao Zhenguo understood what his mother said, and from then on he Study hard. In the class, Xiao Zhenguo is the ugliest but has the best grades. He also took the initiative to chat with his classmates. Gradually, he established prestige in the minds of his classmates and even became their role model.

But sometimes it is inevitable to face discrimination. Once, Xiao Zhenguo ranked first in his grade, and according to the school's rules, his photo had to be posted on the honor roll. Cai Zhenguo, who happily went to school to take pictures early in the morning, finally returned home with his certificate of merit. He cried and said, "The teacher thinks I'm ugly and won't let me hang the photo." Hearing this, Tian Xiuying caressed her son's head. Said: "Don't cry! What mom wants is not to hang your photo on the wall, but to wait for your college admission notice!"

This incident also made Tian Xiuying know that as her son gets older, As it grows, his sense of honor will grow stronger. Now, what I do is to enhance my son's self-confidence and optimism. Tian Xiuying will give full recognition to her son every time he achieves a small achievement. She also influences her son through words and deeds.

Life at home is extremely difficult. In order to pay off the debt, her husband works outside. Tian Xiuying not only takes care of her children and does farm work at home alone, but also often pulls a tractor weighing 200 to 300 kilograms and walks more than 20 kilometers to go to the market to sell chimneys. Even so, the family often couldn't get rid of the problem because she used the little extra money she had to pay off the debt. But Tian Xiuying has never shed tears in front of life. She knows that only by taking the lead and living energetically can she give her son confidence. During the Chinese New Year, other people's houses had good food and drink, but the poor family of four sat on the bed and talked about fun things.

In the fourth grade of elementary school, Cai Zhenguo was selected by the school to participate in a mathematics competition in the town. When Tian Xiuying and her son came to the school where the competition was held, people immediately surrounded the mother and son and started chatting. Tian Xiuying saw it in her eyes. She was angry at the countless dagger-like glances that stabbed her son, and she was even more heartbroken by her son's timid gaze.

Tian Xiuying pulled her son and said: "We can't be afraid of other people's jokes. The key is to produce good results to prove that we are no worse than others. What we compete with them is brains and wisdom! As long as you can take the first place every time, who can't? I admire you..." With the encouragement of his mother*, Xiao Zhenguo entered the examination room in front of people's surprised eyes...

In order to further "train" his son, Zai Zhenguo will go to the town to attend junior high school. Before that, Tian Xiuying decided to take him to the market to show up first. As soon as she arrived at the market, a group of people gathered around her. Tian Xiuying was worried about her son's reaction, but she saw her son smiling and saying loudly to her: "Mom, let's just pretend we didn't see them and let's play with ourselves." After listening to her son's words, Tian Xiuying She was secretly happy, knowing that the gloom in her son's heart had dissipated, and he had become a happy, lively, and confident sunshine boy.

It will be time to enter junior high school in one year, and Tian Xiuying asked her son to practice his self-care ability at home. One Saturday afternoon, Cai Zhenguo tried to wash his shirt. Tian Xiuying happened to come back from outside and saw her son rubbing his clothes with difficulty. She immediately hid behind her unnoticed son, and quietly watched as the slippery soap slipped from his hands into the basin again and again, and was fished out again and again with difficulty. It took more than an hour to wash a shirt. Tian Xiuying remained silent, but her heart was squeezed tightly. After her son was washed, Tian Xiuying hugged her son and cried.

Slowly, Cai Zhenguo's self-care ability has greatly improved. Not only can he wash his own clothes and peel fruits, he can also sew clothes and repair radios. One night, seeing that the radio at home was broken, Cai Zhenguo started playing with it. Tian Xiuying said: "Stop it, your dad didn't even fix it." Cai Zhenguo didn't answer. At 1 o'clock in the morning, Tian Xiuying was awakened by the sound of music in her sleep. She jumped out of bed and hugged her son happily and shouted. : "Son, you are amazing."

In 1999, Xiao Zhenguo successfully entered junior high school. In order to further cultivate her son's ability to be independent, Tian Xiuying decided to let him live on campus and made "three rules": wash his own clothes, not allowed to go home if nothing happens, and solve problems by himself.

Cai Zhenguo was deeply influenced by his mother's strength. In his third year of junior high school, he wrote an article "Laughing at Life" and published it in a middle school student newspaper. He wrote in the article: "It is the luckiest thing to have a mother like this. If there is a next life, I hope to be born in this family..." For three years in junior high school, Cai Zhenguo has always been the first in the class.

In September 2002, Cai Zhenguo was admitted to the provincial key high school Taixi Middle School with the first score in the town. Not long after school started, the school had to conduct closed military training for half a month. Cai Zhenguo knew it was unbearable, but he did not apply for special exemption. In the 1,000-meter physical fitness test, Cai Zhenguo dragged his sick leg and held on to the finish line. He knew that his goal was 1,000 meters away, but the pace of life was so heavy!

How to repay the deep maternal love? Only study harder. In the final exam of the first year of high school, the boy who had risen from the ashes ranked 15th in the grade. Not only that, he also won the bronze medal in the 14th Hope Cup National Mathematics Invitational Competition, the Excellence Award in the National Composition Competition, and the Provincial Three Excellent Students...

The disabled Cai Zhenguo infects everyone around him with his unique charm. For a person, the classmates who had been avoiding him began to approach him quietly. The classmates who had ridiculed him also began to look at him with admiration. The reason is: "What he did is something that many of us normal people can't do. If I If I laugh at him, wouldn’t I be laughing at myself? ”

17 years of maternal love molded the “charcoal man” son into a talented person

In August 2004, Feicheng City People’s Hospital gave Cai Zhenguo free surgery. A functional restoration surgery was performed to separate his connected head and chest. After the successful operation, he was finally able to straighten his chest and hold his head high. Cai Zhenguo was invited to Jinan, the provincial capital, to give a report to college and middle school students. In a report titled "Thanks for Suffering", Cai Zhenguo said: "Tears cannot change fate. Facing the wind and rain, I told myself: Suffering is the abyss of the weak and the school of the strong. Beyond suffering, it will be a rare thing in life." of a fortune.

I shouted to myself, I want to be strong, I want to be independent, I want to fight! And these are exactly what suffering gives. Because of this, I am grateful for suffering! ”

On June 7, 2005, Cai Zhenguo, who had been studying hard for 12 years, finally faced the challenge of the college entrance examination. There were crowds of people outside the school gate. The annual college entrance examination tied the hearts of students and parents together . A mother and son are in one door and one is outside. The conversation between the mother and the son is through the iron door:

"Is that possible? "The mother's eyes showed anxiety.

"Mom, it's okay. Don’t worry! "The boy's voice was weak, but his tone was firm. Then, he turned around decisively. Seeing the frail, slightly staggering son walking hard towards the teaching building, the mother's heart was in her throat.

With his solid foundation, Cai Zhenguo achieved a brilliant record: he scored 604 points in the college entrance examination.

At 5 pm on June 27, Cai Zhenguo received an early admission notice from Shandong Light Industry College. According to the news, Tian Xiuying was drunk by this great happiness. She choked and said: "Son, you did it! Son, we did it again! " Cai Zhenguo had mixed feelings. He felt like a person participating in a mountaineering competition barefoot. With perseverance and courage, he surpassed many climbers wearing shoes... Cai Zhenguo also said with tears: "Mom, you said it! I can do it! ”

The excited father really didn’t know how to express his joy, so he ran to the street and bought a set of firecrackers. When the firecrackers sounded, the whole village came, and Cai Zhenguo became a villager. A hero in my heart.

At the same time, a story about maternal love, struggle and perseverance has caused a strong response in the society. Guangzhou Nanfang Hospital decided to perform plastic surgery for Cai Zhenguo for free. He can still work so hard and strive for self-improvement in such a difficult environment. We feel that it is worthwhile to help him. Gao Jianhua, director of the plastic surgery department of Nanfang Hospital, said with emotion.

At 9 pm on July 13, Tian Xiuying and her son arrived at Nanfang Hospital. Experts consulted Cai Zhenguo overnight. After more than two hours of examination and discussion, It was confirmed that Cai Zhenguo *** had 11 injuries including scar adhesion on the neck, moderate valgus of the upper and lower lips, and scar contracture on both armpits and right wrist. Because school was about to start and Cai Zhenguo had too many trauma areas, the experts decided to divide the plastic surgery into multiple surgeries. Completed in one operation. The first step was to perform operations on five parts including the lips, neck, armpit, right elbow and nose.

At 9 o'clock on July 16, the first phase of the operation was successful and lasted nearly seven hours. Ended.

On July 23, when Cai Zhenguo took out the stitches and approached her mother with a smile, Tian Xiuying watched her son "break out of the cocoon" several times and gradually "become a butterfly". She couldn't help but hug her son. , burst into tears... The flames failed to burn away the unyielding spirit, and a flaming bird flew out of the fire of disaster.

Cai Zhenguo told reporters: "Now that I am in college, I will continue to study for a master's degree in the future. ,PhD. I also want to write a book for my great mother, the title is "Never Give Up". "With such strong children and such a great mother, they will definitely have a bright tomorrow.