Season 899 183

On the road of love, there are always a group of "fools"

There is a kind of love called obscurity and a kind of love called walking on the road. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really don't believe there really are such people in the world. His name is Gao, a native of Gaojiabao, Shenmu City, and a maintenance worker in Halagou Water Heating Service Department of Shenhua Shendong Mining Service Company. He is also a "good man in Yulin", "good man in Shaanxi" and "good man in China".

I became attached to Gao in Yulin Good People WeChat Group. I'm looking for funding for a poor orphan in my class, so I pay special attention to the funding information in each group. One day, a person named Gao in the group posted information about funding, and I tentatively added his WeChat. So we started talking, and I carefully asked, "What funding projects do you have there?" Gao replied: "Not yet." I casually said, there is a girl in the class, and the family situation is quite special. Her father died of illness, and her mother ran away from home and never heard from her again. There is also a younger brother, who is usually taken care of by her grandparents and is almost 80 years old. Children need special support. He said, you can talk about the specific situation of the child first, so I told the truth about the child's recent situation and did not hesitate to express my concerns. Gao didn't talk about specific subsidies, but he said he wanted to see the children when he had time. Later, I saw Gao Ge's WeChat circle of friends send a message about his brother and sister. Presumably, Brother Gao has started looking for a caring sponsor for his two children, and I see hope.

Although we talked about something on WeChat, I actually don't know much about Brother Gao. At first, I thought he should be the big boss of the enterprise, or the department head of the enterprise. He is personable, personable. All philanthropists on TV are like this, and I thought Gao Ge was the same. Curious, I read about him on the Internet, and I didn't know. At first glance, he is already a celebrity in Yulin City. The online reports about him can be said to be overwhelming, all of which are his deeds of helping poor students, and he is not the boss of the enterprise or the head of the department. He is a plumber and his living conditions at home are average. I began to sincerely admire brother Gao. Under such economic conditions, I have persisted in this mortal charity for so many years. In related reports, it is said that Senior Brother Gao has sponsored more than 30 children and donated more than 30,000 yuan, helping to raise more than 300,000 yuan, and these data are still information from three years ago. I can imagine how many poor children he helped and how much money he raised for them after three years. I can't estimate. Such people are really rare. I always thought I was doing public welfare, but I didn't expect them to be dwarfed by Gao Ge. His public welfare action has been persistent. Even if there is only one person, he insists on visiting poor students.

In senior brother Gao's circle of friends, I can often see his information about subsidizing poor children, some seeking financial aid, and some returning visits to subsidized students. I was deeply moved by his words and deeds. On the Internet, Senior Brother Gao and I also finalized a funding project for a middle school in Qingjian to help 50 poor students. Love enterprise provides 3,000 yuan for each poor student every year for three years, with a total amount of 450,000 yuan. Although brother Gao and I have never met, all we know about each other is our name and mobile phone number. In this way, we sent a caring donation to the school and children. Until today, the project has been implemented, and I still feel like a dream.

The meeting with Senior Brother Gao was also very hasty. He was my two children who sought financial support before he came to visit. Brother Gao and other caring people booked clothes and shoes for two children online in advance. After he paid a return visit to the sponsored children from Yan 'an, he took the shuttle bus to Qingjian, and I happened to work overtime at school in those days. I am especially glad that Brother Gao can come to Qingjian, thinking: I must treat Brother Gao well when I come. Unfortunately, I was temporarily arranged to give a lecture in another unit that day, so we met at the bus stop for less than 5 minutes. Then, I went to the lecture unit, and Gao Ge went to the children's home. Fortunately, after I left, a colleague came, so I entrusted this matter to my colleague, so brother Gao didn't have to worry about finding a child. Later, in the circle of friends of senior brother Gao, I was particularly moved to see photos of him donating money and clothes to his children. Gao Ge said that she has found a sponsor for the girl and gives 200 yuan a monthly subsidy. Usually, he also provides school supplies, books and clothes for children. Unfortunately, his brother hasn't found a sponsor yet, and he will keep looking.

When we meet again, we still have to call in advance to recognize each other. I took brother Gao to taste Qingjian specialty pancakes. During the dinner, I began to eat a lot of Gao Ge. His clothes are ordinary, even a little old. He doesn't talk much, so you can see that he is usually quiet, but he has a fiery heart, which has ignited the hopes of dozens of children and warmed their future. I thought this was the last stop of Senior Brother Gao, because I was going to Yulin for an activity the next morning. I want to save money for brother Gao and drive directly to Yulin. I didn't expect brother Gao to say that he would go to Suide, and several children needed to pay a return visit.

Near dusk, chasing the sunset all the way, we set off in a hurry. In the car, Gao Ge seldom talks. He said that he would pay a return visit every holiday. The materials he brought to the children were sometimes sponsored by caring people and sometimes by himself. In recent years, he has been insisting on paying a return visit to every sponsored child. Later, brother Gao fell asleep. He must be anxious to see every child he supports, and he didn't rest all the way. I can't disturb him. When he arrived in Suide County, because he couldn't find a place to help his children live, Gao Ge quickly took out mobile navigation to go where he wanted to go. With navigation, Brother Gao can go to a strange place. Senior brother Gao, like a bright lamp, has given many children navigation and hope in life with love.

At the destination, we can see that Senior Brother Gao has paid a return visit more than once. Like an old acquaintance, he said that he crossed an alley and arrived at a child's home. Because I was in a hurry, I couldn't go all the way to pay a return visit to Senior Brother. I think brother Gao should stay for a while and set foot on his way home. Unexpectedly, I didn't see the news that he left Suide until the next day. He paid a return visit to several children in Suide and then went to Hengshan.

I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes. This man is by my side. If I hadn't personally contacted him, I would think that this is a man of the times portrayed in the film. In fact, I usually do public welfare and strive for materials for students with difficulties; Find funding projects for poor students in schools; In order to carry forward traditional culture, public welfare education activities are carried out on holidays; In order to promote reading and carry out public reading activities ... although I have only done these things, I am still called a "fool" by people around me. Faced with such a title, I often say to myself that fools are blessed with stupidity. Anyway, I am not the only one who is a "fool". Besides, I don't feel stupid. Compared with brother Gao's mortal charity, I can't reach it. What I can do is really limited, and senior brother Gao has been insisting on this caring cause for so many years. I think he will be called "fool" by more people. I reminded Gao Ge that now the network is developed, and sometimes I can visit him by video, which can also reduce some burdens and troubles for myself, but Gao Ge said that it is more practical to visit him on the spot.

I saw on the Internet that Gao Ge's biological daughter couldn't afford to go to college because she couldn't raise tuition, but she was still funded by the local civilization office and charity. This is how love is passed around brother Gao. While helping others, he was also cared for by the society. Isn't that how love is widely spread?

People often ask me, why should I engage in public reading promotion activities? I replied: "Because I am also sponsored by caring people, now that I have the ability, I should give back to the society and help more people fall in love with reading."

In fact, brother Gao and I are the same kind of people, and we both consider others. As for our own hard work and toil, we seem to ask very little. I do public welfare undertakings and get the support of my family. I don't have any worries. I didn't ask brother Gao's family. I think, if I can persist in love for so many years, Brother Gao's family must be very kind. I believe that fate favors the good. I wish Senior Brother Gao more and more success on the road of love and life. At the same time, I hope more people will join in charity. Love is contagious, from one word to ten words, from ten words to a hundred words, from a hundred words to a thousand words, from a thousand words to a thousand words ... I believe that in our big social family, there will be more and more caring people like Gao Ge. In this way, our society will become more and more full of love, and our nation will eventually become stronger and stronger under the nourishment of love.

August 26(th), 2020