On the evening of March 4, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Paralympic Games was held at the Bird's Nest.
A blind man relaying the last baton of the Paralympic torch, a bold attempt never before at previous Paralympic games.
He didn't even know what the snowflake torch stand looked like, but he just kept groping by feeling. Groping and trying are situations he faces every day.
Wave after wave, everyone hung a heart, from nervousness to emotion, and finally to tears, watching him complete the final ignition installation independently.
The torchbearer, named Li Duan, is a 4 Paralympic gold medalist, and has also broken the world record, and at this point, I feel that it is unavoidable to measure these brave people with gold medals and records.
He said he stood here to "let the world see us only."
But I'm ashamed to think that the attention of the whole society to the Paralympic Games is far less than that of the Olympic Games, and I'm sure many people think that the Olympic Games are over, right?
Snow Rongrong is the mascot of the Winter Paralympic Games, and the ice pier is the mascot of the Winter Olympic Games
Some people said that watching a group of disabled brothers fighting the sports field is always a bit unbearable;
Some people said that the disabled are far from daily life, and it is rare to see the disabled people going to work with us, shopping, and distressing for 996 and 007;
And everyone standing here deserves more applause and respect, and the perfect standards of stature, precise beauty, and fleeting skin bags stipulated by the world are far less enthusiastic and vigorous than the blossoming of their spiritual flowers.
The Paralympic Games deserve more social attention, so there will be this article.
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The Paralympic Games, the epitome of the beauty of humanity
The Paralympic Games are a mirror of human civilization that can be traced back to Post-World War II Europe.
Under the cruel war, a large number of disabilities were inevitable, but the society at that time did not establish a perfect care system for the disabled, and even many people were prejudiced against the disabled.
People who have already experienced nine deaths on the battlefield still have to endure this kind of psychological second blow, and those who can't survive even choose to give up their lives.
A doctor named Ludwig, who was actively involved in the cause of "rehabilitation for the disabled" very early on, realized that it was not only necessary to treat the patient's body, but also to reshape the patient's mind.
He wants to make these patients with disabilities realize that the potential of life has yet to be developed, and that people can perceive the world in different ways.
Under the scientific treatment and encouragement of Ludwig, many patients have chosen to work within their capabilities, and sports is an important process for the rehabilitation of the disabled.
During the 14th Summer Olympics in London in 1948, Ludwig and some prominent figures with disabilities organized their own games for a group of wheelchair athletes, the precursor to the Paralympic Games.
Through such occasions, many disabled soldiers and soldiers showed their style here, regained their self-confidence, and slowly came out of the haze.
73 years have passed, from the initial registration of more than 400 athletes from 23 countries and regions, to the participation of 4,400 athletes from 160 countries and regions of the 16th Tokyo Paralympic Games, the scale and influence of the Paralympic Games have been expanding.
This is the development of the times and the progress of human social civilization.
Modern society's requirements for humanization are even a little "more genuine" gentle.
Many people believe that the literal translation of "the Paralympics" as paralympic games is not appropriate, and the word "paralysis" is too eye-catching in the Chinese, and should be translated as "The Paeo" like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, which is more subtle, and avoid emphasizing that this is a special games for people with disabilities.
This is also reflected in daily life, some derogatory titles, more and more neutral.
For example Chinese from "disabled person" to "disabled person" to "disabled person" and "person with disability";
For example, "Alzheimer's disease" has become "Alzheimer's syndrome", and "Parkinson's syndrome" is as neutral, which reflects the respect of the times for being born as a human being.
When the Olympic Games are caught in various humanistic crises, they are unable to extricate themselves from the business and political whirlpool, and frequent scandals such as doping and black whistles are frequent...
And the Paralympic Games are a pure land in the Olympic movement, away from dirty and unbearable trades.
In this arena, I have never heard of those bad things, and instead of that, there is a tacit understanding between the players.
As Gao Baoxin, the captain of the Beijing wheelchair basketball team, told the team members: "Play with foreign teams, and pay attention to the safety of your opponents." Society also takes care of the disabled! We ourselves should take care of each other more. ”
Lu Dong chose to squat on one leg with Marta and Cheng Jiao sitting in a wheelchair on the podium, and at this moment, the hearts of the three athletes were infinitely close, leaving one of the most beautiful moments of the Paralympic Games.
Bian Jing, the leader of Chinese women's wheelchair fencing, helped Georgian nino push the wheelchair after winning the gold, and Nino also lovingly held her arm, which is a proof that friendship transcends victory and defeat.
There are too many moments of humanistic beauty, Rong Jing, who wiped tears from each other, and The Hungarian player Klajniak...
The Brazilian tennis player who hugged his opponent at the end of the match and congratulated...
The Paralympic Games are a competitive stage that shows us the pinnacle of human beauty, while the athletes on the field explain to us the ultimate in spiritual beauty.
The freedom of the wind is unparalleled.
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The ultimate in spiritual beauty is the consciousness of freedom
At the 2012 London Paralympic Games, Zheng Tao appeared in front of the people of the world for the first time, without arms, he was so "abrupt".
He can only bite the towel when he leaves, maintain his posture, listen to the whistle, when the starting gun sounds, he walks through the water like a fish without hindrance, and the way to the end is simple and rough, that is, he hits his head and hits it very hard, which has become his signature action.
The British "Mirror" wrote: "The Paralympic Games have never lacked shocking athletes, but the legendary deeds of swimmer Zheng Tao will be difficult to surpass." ”
Have you heard the story of Hamato, a table tennis fighter who impressed Malone, the train crushed his arms, and the table tennis gave him a new life.
Throwing balls with feet, hanging rackets and serves with your mouth, and cooperating with head-shaking movements, neck strains and bleeding gums are common occurrences.
He didn't like the pity and sympathy on people's faces when they saw him.
He believes that disability is not about losing your arms, legs, or losing anything else. The real disability is giving up on those things you want to do.
"Ready—boo!" With a gunshot, she was like a bullet, wiping flames in the wind.
The blind track and field athlete is liu Cuiqing, and when competing, she needs to wear an eye mask to make the sense of light return to zero.
But she was not afraid, a tall man galloped beside her, his name was Xu Donglin, Liu Cuiqing's frontrunner, and her eyes.
The two rely only on a bracelet to achieve mutual traction, the same rhythm, the same speed, and run together in the direction of light.
Feet with bows, mouth archery, I am destined by my own heavens, no hands like hitting the ten rings, this uncle is a bit cool.
He is the "armless shooter" in the United States, Matt Stadsmann, he learned to complete all ordinary people's movements with his feet, but also to challenge the inability of ordinary people, spend 8 hours a day sitting in a chair to practice archery, he said he wants to become the world's first.
Matt remains the holder of the world record for long-range precision archery, including for non-disabled archers. There is only one world number one, and more people are pursuing their dreams.
When a person shows a firm free will, he is destined to be charming, the mountain can be changed and the water can be moved, the breath can be fought for and the momentum can be long, just like the line in "The Shawshank Redemption":
Some birds are destined not to be kept in cages because their feathers are so bright.
And some people don't compromise because their bones are too hard.
As of today, the Chinese team in the gold medal list is still the first in the fault line.
Although China has dominated the paralympic games since 2004, the results achieved in this Winter Paralympic Games are even the best ever, and it is difficult not to be proud.
In a country with more than 80 million or more people with disabilities, at the opening ceremony, which had the courage to let the blind light the last torch, we saw the reality of another world: a strong backer, a social force caring for the vulnerable.
China is one of the very few people who has achieved the goal of promoting the development of sports for the disabled at the national level and vigorously supporting the employment security of the disabled.
Even if this article can't make the attention of the Paralympic Games soar, Uncle Oxygen hopes to see that the people here, even the smallest individuals, can add another care and support to them in their hearts.
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God has bitten the apple
Of course, our care for people with disabilities should not be condescending pity, but humanistic care and respect without discrimination and prejudice.
Perhaps, some trivial moves are far more meaningful than paying attention to them.
Have you ever found that there are more than 80 million people with disabilities in China, but you rarely see them on the street?
Perhaps one day, in China, which has 17 million visually impaired people, guide dogs will no longer be driven from the east to the west, and the blind lanes will no longer be so "busy";
Perhaps one day, barrier-free access will no longer be occupied by obstacles, and the buttons of the elevator can be less high;
Perhaps one day, in literary and artistic works, they will not be ugly, not demeaning, and not satirizing their lives;
Perhaps one day, such indecent words as "deaf ears - ornaments", "blind man lights up - in vain wax" and so on, we can consciously not use them, sweep it into the garbage heap of history...
In Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts novels, many of the masters of the world are disabled people, such as the one-armed hero Yang Guo, Mei Chaofeng, who is famous for his nine yin white bone claws, and Xie Xun, the king of the golden lion...
Feeling physically disabled did not inconvenience them, but made them more capable.
But novels are novels after all, and people with disabilities in the real world will only pay unsympathetic hardships in real life.
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Hopefully, we can pay more attention to their daily lives.
Finally, I also wish all Paralympic athletes a happy and happy game!