Japanese orphans are the era terms that emerged during World War II, referring to the japanese orphans who were left behind when a large number of Japanese people evacuated from tohoku after Japan declared defeat.
In China, there is a Japanese orphan named Yu Deshui, who was entrusted by his parents to the local Chinese people from birth.
It was 40 years later that he learned that he was an orphan in Japan.
However, since he was a child, he knew how ugly things Japan was doing in China, and his heart was very concerned about his origins.
Although he minded, he firmly declared: Japan has never been my motherland, and when I say motherland, I mean China.
1. Orphans of Japan
Yu Deshui was born in February 1945 in Changchun, Jilin Province, northeast China.
At that time, it was close to the time when Japan announced its surrender, and the large number of Japanese people working in the northeast did not know what cruel fate awaited them.
In August, Japan officially announced its surrender, and all Japanese people living in China were to be repatriated to Japan.
At this time, Yu Deshui, who was only six months old, was not suitable for a long journey, and the parents knew how dangerous the road would be.
In order to save Yu Deshui's life, they entrusted their children to the local Chinese people.
Although there is a great hatred of the country and the family, in the face of the sincere request of the Japanese couple, they chose to temporarily put aside the national hatred and save this young life.
Yu Deshui was not ostracized by his adoptive parents because of his birth. Instead, his adoptive parents treated him as if he were his own, and raised him as if he were his own son.
In such an environment, he grew up healthy like most Chinese children, and it was precisely because of this that Yu Deshui could better appreciate what kind of crimes Japan had committed against China.
Before he knew his origins, he was jealous of Japan and treated his parents with great filial piety.
The sensible Yu Deshui never gets into trouble, he is a very gentle and sensible child.
Perhaps it was a secret arrangement, Yu Deshui always had a very sensitive feeling for the Japanese, and he hated others very much because he was short, and ridiculed him as a little Japanese.
Because in his heart, the Japanese are demonic beings, he deeply hates these people, and he does not want to be given such a title.
At this time, he was still very young and did not think that he was Japanese!
Second, when you become an adult, you learn that you are Japanese
When Yu Deshui learned that he was Japanese, he was in his 40s.
Yu Deshui, who is in his 40s, is a worker at the Changchun Construction Machinery Factory.
One day, the director of the factory suddenly hurriedly brought Yu Deshui to him: "Yu Deshui, do you want to go back to China to find relatives?" "What kind of relative are you looking for, aren't my relatives here?"
"Don't you know yet?" You are an orphan in Japan, and the organization has sent people to your home to find you. ”
The news struck Yu Deshui's brain like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and he couldn't believe that the Japanese he had hated for many years were his own compatriots.
In a trance, he hurried back home.
Yu Deshui, who returned home, asked his mother if he was a Japanese, and by this time his mother no longer hid it, "Yes."
Receiving a positive answer, Yu Deshui fell into a bout of pain, and he could not imagine that he was actually a Japanese.
In these 40 years, although it is not China that gave birth to him, it is his own motherland that has raised him to grow into a man. With this in mind, Yu Deshui firmly believed in his heart: For him, the motherland is China.
Thinking about this, Yu Deshui's heart was no longer shaken, and his parents saw the situation and advised him to return to Japan with everyone to find his relatives.
Seeing that his adoptive parents were so well aware of the righteousness, Yu Deshui decided not to cling to it anymore, and he followed the whole team as the leader of the group back to Japan to find his relatives.
There are many people in the group who have found their close relatives, but Yu Deshui has not been able to find his biological parents.
Although he felt a little regretful, Yu Deshui also laid a big stone in his heart, and he did not have to face the question of whether to leave China.
Many years later, Yu Deshui came to Japan to live in accordance with his parents' will, where Yu Deshui felt uncomfortable, and he lived for many years only a few simple words.
In fact, it is not that Yu Deshui cannot learn, on the contrary, in Deshui's heart, he resolutely does not recognize the identity of the Japanese. He considered himself a Chinese, and since he was a Chinese, there was no need to learn Japanese.
Third, back in China, the soul is soothed
It is worth mentioning that in this part of Japan, Yu Deshui met his wife and formed his own family.
After the birth of the child, he will still teach his children that they have Chinese blood.
Several children who grew up in such a way also listened to their father's words, they had a natural liking for China, and repeatedly expressed their yearning for China to their father.
After several children had grown up and started a family, Yu Deshui decided to return to his homeland according to what he wanted.
When Yu Deshui stepped on the land of China again, looking at the amiable smile in front of him, those familiar accents made him nostalgic.
Yu Deshui, who returned to his hometown, opened a small mechanical factory with his wife, and although the life was very plain, it was very satisfying for Deshui.
Because in this part of China, he obtained that rare sense of belonging, which could not be judged by blood and physical cultivation, but came from the depths of Deshui's soul.
For Tokusui, the identity of the Japanese is a pain.
However, the soul already belongs to China, so why should we care about the difference between the flesh? It should not be the miserable people of these wars who feel guilty, but those who started it.
It is they who make these people sad, so they should face history and admit their mistakes. To this day, we are still looking forward to their apologies.