Why did a college student spend 13 days walking home?

According to the Chengdu Business Daily, Wu Kangqi, a student at the Huafeng Campus of West China Normal University in Nanchong, decided to walk home from school. The distance on the map from Nanchong to Junlian, Yibin is 430 kilometers, and Wu Kangqi walked 470 kilometers.

This 470-kilometer hiking journey was also a "growth" for two generations for Xiao Wu and his parents.

The relationship between Xiao Wu and his family eased on the fourth day of his hiking journey. Mr. Wu said that when his son left without saying goodbye, he thought of himself when he was young. Everyone has to grow up one day. He and his wife no longer persuaded his son to go home, but more often told him to pay attention to safety during the journey. This hike also Testing his son's perseverance.

This is a "return" that was opposed by the whole family from the beginning.

From her hometown in Junlian, Yibin, to Xihua Normal University in Nanchong, a 470-kilometer journey, 22-year-old Wu Kangqi decided to complete it on foot. For safety reasons, his parents even invited respected elders to persuade him to cancel the plan. But on February 5, Xiao Wu still secretly set off from his hometown and walked to Nanchong in 13 days.

When Xiao Wu recalled this trip to a reporter from Chengdu Commercial Daily, he said that hiking exercised his mind and was the first baptism in his life, giving him more courage to face unknown fears and difficulties. , more reasons to meet challenges and difficulties.

Xiao Wu’s father said that he has gradually understood his son. His son has grown up and has his own ideas. He is no longer the child who needs parental protection at all times. He also wrote an acrostic poem for his son, "It is not only an affirmation of his perseverance in persevering, but also a warning to him that although he grows up, he can also have this kind of perseverance in his future work and study." But don’t be too impulsive when doing things.”

College students from Junlian to Nanchong decided to return to school on foot

Sitting in a cafe at the Huafeng Campus of West China Normal University, Xiao Wu was still a little tired. He had completed the 470 kilometers a week ago. The "hiking journey" required some time for his leg muscles to recuperate. "Now that I think about it, I was a little impulsive when I decided to walk back to school." Xiao Wu, who studied software engineering, smiled shyly.

For Xiao Wu, the idea of ??"hiking" came suddenly.

On January 15, a minor earthquake occurred in Yibin. Xiao Wu felt the shock and ran outside the house. This made him feel "insignificant as a human being." "I really don't like this feeling of powerlessness. I urgently need to make my body and mind more powerful. To achieve this goal, I must constantly break through my own limits." Xiao Wu said that he is preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination and hopes that through exercise It will help you prepare for the next exam. That night, he made a plan to walk back to school.

Xiao Wu checked the distance from his hometown to school online and found it was about 430 kilometers (in the end, he actually walked 470 kilometers following the navigation). He originally wanted to buy a tent and sleeping bag, but failed because it was the Spring Festival. On the day of departure, he only brought an umbrella and a backpack, which contained two sets of clothes, a pair of military boots, a power bank, a diary, a water bottle, and a charger, which weighed almost fifteen or six kilograms.

The parents asked their elders to persuade their children to cancel the "hiking plan"

This hike was Xiao Wu's first bold decision in 22 years, but it was strongly opposed by his family from the beginning. .

“My son has been obedient since he was a child and will discuss everything with us. If we feel something is wrong, he will listen.” Xiao Wu’s father, Mr. Wu, told the Chengdu Business Daily reporter that their main worry Safety, "I hope he can read a book at home and take the car to school when school starts."

On the eve of the Spring Festival, Xiao Wu did ideological work for his parents, trying to get their parents to support him. But what surprised him was that his parents even invited respected elders in the family to enlighten him in order to get him to cancel his plans. In the end, neither side compromised.

In the impression of his parents, Xiao Wu has always been an obedient child and almost never disobeyed his parents' wishes. But this time, Xiao Wu felt that he had grown up and wanted to complete this plan independently as a "baptism" in life.

At 8 o'clock in the morning on February 5, it was raining, and his parents asked Xiao Wu to go to visit relatives, but Xiao Wu asked his parents to leave first on the excuse of "going out later." After his parents went out, Xiao Wu started walking back to school with a backpack and 600 yuan in cash.

In the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Wu received a call from his mother. Her mother was angry with him for leaving without saying goodbye, scolding him for being too willful and having to pay the price for his actions.

Xiao Wu repeatedly explained his thoughts to his mother, but the mother and son finally broke up on the phone.

That night, Xiao Wu sent an apology text message to his mother, hoping that her mother would understand him, but her mother still advised him to return home first, but Xiao Wu did not agree.

The journey was difficult and I wanted to give up, but I chose to persist and did not want to give up halfway

It only takes four or five hours by car from Junlian to Nanchong. According to Xiao Wu's plan, he would walk 40 kilometers a day and reach the school in 10 days, but this was not the actual situation.

The first two days went relatively smoothly. Xiao Wu determined the route according to the mobile phone navigation, walked along the national and provincial roads, and decided on the town where he would stay every night. "I was very excited at first. I walked 9 hours a day, but I could only walk more than 30 kilometers." Xiao Wu said that for safety, he almost eats three meals a day at noodle restaurants in the towns along the way, and stays in a small hotel that costs 20 or 30 yuan at night. hostel.

On the morning of February 7, it started to rain. Xiao Wu held an umbrella, but the rain still wet his clothes, caused blood blisters on his feet, and his knees became increasingly sore. After the rain stopped, he used his umbrella as a crutch to support himself, carefully avoiding passing vehicles. "Fortunately, I didn't bring a tent. During the trip, I realized that even a little extra weight in my luggage might be the last straw that breaks my heart." .

At this time, he received another call from his mother urging him to go home. "I was really tempted at the time, because I had only walked 100 kilometers and was still so far away from school, so I just wanted to go back." But Xiao Wu still rejected his mother. He later explained to a reporter from Chengdu Business News that he had decided to return to school on foot this time, and he did not want to give up halfway and make others laugh.

Xiao Wu wrote in his hiking diary: “Although the journey is long, I don’t know if I can persevere to the end. I will have no regrets if I try my best. I have probably figured out and verified these little principles. ”

The kind-hearted uncle who made egg fried rice for him was turned away by the hotel owner

At 5:30 pm on February 17, the 13th day of hiking, Xiao Wu finally arrived safely Nanchong has already started school for two days. The mobile phone navigation showed that Xiao Wu had hiked about 470 kilometers. He immediately informed his parents, classmates and friends that he was safe, and took a commemorative photo at the school gate. "Although this trip did not cause me any physical harm, I also felt a lot of human kindness." Xiao Wu said.

He said that in order to save time, he would choose to abandon provincial roads and take rural roads in some sections. The mountainous areas were filled with rain and fog, and mobile phone navigation was sometimes inaccurate. He took a ride, but was declined by himself. Every time he went to a town, there were always kind people eager to guide him.

On the evening of February 7, Xiao Wu was exhausted from the past few days and only walked 31 kilometers that day. A heavy rain made him look very embarrassed. That night, he arrived in a small town and asked an uncle about a hotel. The kind uncle asked him to take a rest at home first and cooked him a piece of fried egg rice. He said, "No charge, just eat slowly." He was very moved. On the last day of the hike, when he arrived in another town, it was already after 8 pm and he only found one hotel for 160 yuan/night. He said that he only had 120 yuan left on him at that time, and the hotel owner refused to transfer money online. He tried to recharge his mobile phone to no avail, and was later directly invited out by the owner. After going downstairs, he was reminded by an enthusiastic person and walked for an hour before finding a small hotel to stay.

Along the way, I experienced the warmth and coldness of human relationships, but Xiao Wu said: "Everyone has different ideas. From their perspective, they may think that I am a liar."

A journey of 470 kilometers

Two generations "grew up together"

Son "I finally know that I am a perseverant person"

After 13 days of hiking, Xiao Wu’s leg muscles are a little tired and he is still recuperating.

He calculated that the total cost of this walk was about 900 yuan, which was more than 600 yuan more than taking the bus. When he arrived in Nanchong, he only had 20 yuan left, but he said: "This It was an unforgettable experience. What I saw, heard and felt along the way greatly exercised my mind." Xiao Wu said that in addition to enduring loneliness, during the 13-day hiking trip, there was also the fear of the unknown. of fear. Xiao Wu recalled that one day he started too late in the morning and walked slowly during the day. Until it got dark, he was still 12 kilometers away from the nearest town. He turned on his mobile phone, and a faint light shone on the road. The night wind blew, and a sense of loneliness and fear arose spontaneously.

On the way, except for the occasional lights coming from the villagers’ windows, most of the time it was dark mountains. “I was very scared at the time.

"In order to overcome fear, he sang "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" and "Stubborn". It usually takes two and a half hours to walk, but that day he finished the walk in more than an hour. The moment he arrived in the town, he felt that he Finally saved.

“This is the first time I have done such a bold thing. After this trip, I finally know that I am a brave and perseverant person. "Xiao Wu said that the biggest difficulty in hiking is to take the first step. Once you take the first step, you will find that it is not as difficult as you imagined. If you have any difficulties, just find a way to overcome them. In fact, the same principle is true in life. .

It’s time for parents to let go when their sons grow up

After his son ran away, Mr. Wu was not only worried about his son’s safety, but also remembered that he worked in Yixing, Jiangsu Province when he was young. He biked to Wuxi, which is more than 60 kilometers away, and later persuaded his wife to ride a bike from Shaoxing to Hangzhou to see the West Lake. “Young people are like this, they want to run more and see the outside world. ”

Mr. Wu said that his son was once a left-behind child. A year ago, he and his wife ended their working life and returned to their hometown to start a small business. At this time, his son had become a college student. In his impression

A few days after Xiao Wu ran away, Mr. Wu started to do something. Gradually, I admired my son's courage. "My mentality at the time was actually quite complicated. I wanted him to come back safely, but I was also afraid of him coming back. After all, he is an adult. This is his own decision and he must be responsible for himself." "

After learning that his son had arrived in Nanchong safely, the 46-year-old Mr. Wu wrote an acrostic poem for his son, "Wu's family in Junzhou is a foolish young man. When you are young, you can walk thousands of miles on your own feet. When you step forward in haste, you will be frightened and lean forward. The south school is looking at your legs for strength. With your ears and eyes widened, you can experience more. If you think hard and put your thoughts into practice, you can achieve your goals. "The first word of each sentence read together is "Wu Kangqi walked to Nanchong."

Mr. Wu said: "This is an affirmation of his perseverance and I hope he will also do it in his future work and study." Having this kind of perseverance is also a warning that even though you have grown up, you should not be too impulsive in doing things. ”

Looking through the messages his son sent to Moments during the trip, he suddenly felt that his son was no longer the child who needed protection all the time. Now that he has grown up and become independent, it is time for his parents to know how to let go. After all, he will eventually To face society alone