Teacher Helps Paralyzed Brothers in a Car Accident Abandon the Idea of Suicide

by xue94fwsh on 2012-03-01 16:28:25

The two brothers took a photo with two teachers in the Internet bar opened by the elder brother. "We would like to recommend our benefactors, who are now teachers of Jiangxi Normal University: Yang Ying and Cao Fang. After my brother and I were involved in a car accident, the driver who drove under the influence of alcohol hit us and then left after throwing 100 yuan. During the darkest time of our lives, it was their counseling and selfless help that made us believe in life again." On the 25th, when the symptoms of rhinitis appeared, Lai Shuping, a villager from Xiabu Village, Jinshan County, Nanchang City, contacted the reporter after reading an article published in our newspaper soliciting touching stories about people around us. He hoped more people could know these two good people. On the 25th, Lai Shuping recalled the process of the disaster to the reporter: On November 19, 1995, Lai Shuping, his younger brother, and his second sister-in-law went to take a bus at Nanchang Railway Station. When they passed through a railway crossing, a BMW driver fired a gun in front of a hotel and then turned himself in. A train rushed past, and all three fell into a pool of blood. After the tragedy happened, the unconscious brothers were sent to the emergency room of Nanchang Railway Central Hospital and underwent six or seven surgeries of varying sizes to save their lives. The second sister-in-law died on the spot, Lai Shuping's spinal cord nerve was injured, the thoracic vertebrae T11-T12 suffered compression fractures, and he became paraplegic; his younger brother Lai Xiaoping's legs were crushed off by the train, resulting in high amputation of both legs at the thigh root. The teachers persuaded the two brothers to abandon the idea of suicide. "We don't even have the ability to die. Our hands were bound by gauze by the doctor, and our eyes were swollen from crying. We can't imagine how we will spend the rest of our lives? We are still young. I was 21 years old that year, and my younger brother was 19. In the countryside, how can someone without feet live?" Lai Xiaoping said that at the time, he and his brother often cried painfully and ultimately thought of committing suicide. According to Lai Shuping's recollection, the brothers gradually became dispirited while in the hospital. They coincidentally met teacher Cao Fang, who was visiting her sick mother at the railway hospital where she used to teach. When Cao Fang learned about the brothers' situation, she felt very sorry for them. She quietly gave them 200 yuan, and the next day, she visited the two brothers with her husband and gave them another 1000 yuan. Later, Cao Fang told the brothers' tragic story to her colleague Yang Ying, who teaches at Jiangxi Normal University. Yang Ying also sympathized with their situation and brought over 1000 yuan collected by herself and her classmates to visit the brothers in the hospital the next day. From then on, the two teachers frequently brought things and led students to visit the brothers, teaching them many life philosophies, opening their hearts, and helping them build confidence in life. "After being patiently persuaded by the two teachers, we finally abandoned the idea of suicide and decided to rely on our own hands to live well," said Lai Shuping. Self-reliance changes life The older brother works while the younger one opens an Internet cafe. Both have already started families, and the younger brother has even had children. "Since the accident until now, the two teachers have always cared about us brothers. For 16 years, they have occasionally come to visit us at home, and phone calls have never stopped," Lai Shuping said. The long-term concern and help from teachers Yang Ying and Cao Fang deeply moved them. Although both brothers are disabled, they haven't asked society for a single penny, "because the two teachers told us to be confident in life and to be self-reliant." Lai Shuping introduced that in 1997, after receiving the disability certificate, his younger brother went out alone to work. He once sat in a hand-cranked cart and rocked for two months along the national highway No.320 to reach Shanghai, learning shoe repair and lock repair techniques. Later, he spent a whole year polishing shoes in Zhejiang by himself, using a hand-cranked cart, supporting himself entirely. Now he also does some small businesses, frequently going to the countryside to sell various agricultural products. Lai Shuping wanted to open an Internet cafe in town. After contacting Yang Ying, Yang instructed the students of Jiangxi Normal University to buy him some second-hand computers in Nanchang, and thus the Internet cafe opened. Lai Shuping said that the investment in opening the Internet cafe was about 20,000 yuan, and now it basically sustains his livelihood. Now, not only can Lai Shuping and his younger brother solve their living problems through their own efforts, but both have also started families. Lai Xiaoping, the younger brother, even has two adorable children. Love transmission Brothers help others as much as they can. The reporter tried to contact the two teachers but only managed to get in touch with Teacher Yang Ying. It's great! Great! Teacher Yang expressed that what she did wasn't particularly special: "Actually, what Teacher Cao and I did were things within our capabilities. The current lives of the two brothers are the results of their own efforts." According to Yang Ying's introduction, the two brothers are especially grateful. Every festival, they send some local eggs, chickens, ducks, and other local specialties to express their gratitude, which makes her feel even more moved. Lai Shuping also passes on the love from the two teachers to others. In the operation of the Internet cafe, Lai Shuping advises customers who are addicted to online games, encouraging them to return to their normal lives. "It is others who give me the belief in life, and I am willing to pass this love to more people. Although my current conditions are not too good, I am still willing to do some things within my capacity."