"Because I have been illuminated, I also want to be a light to illuminate others, hoping that I will always maintain the spirit of youth and become a person who is useful to society and the country." In an interview, 21-year-old Li Mengsi was on his way to the school library. For this Donghai girl, every inch of college time is not willing to be wasted. Father lost labor, mother worked odd jobs, brother died of cerebral palsy, facing the difficulties of life, Li Mengsi began to work part-time in the second year of junior high school, using his own efforts to support the whole family.
Li Mengsi is taking a psychoeducation class
Run hard, wear tungsten filament in the second year of junior high school to earn money to support the family
In 2001, Li Mengsi was born in an ordinary family in Donghai County, Lianyungang, although not rich, but warm. In 2008, the birth of his younger brother cast a shadow over the family because he was born with cerebral palsy. In the years that followed, the family went on a journey to treat their brother. "When I was in the fourth grade, my parents took my brother to the hospitals in nanjing, Shanghai, and Beijing for treatment, and I went to school by myself during the day and stayed at home alone at night." While other people's children are enjoying the protection of their parents and families, Li Mengsi is facing a cruel life alone.
In 2012, my sister was born. In 2013, his brother died. For the cost of his brother's treatment, his parents borrowed money from relatives and friends over and over again, and owed hundreds of thousands of foreign debts. During this period, my father suffered from a serious heart attack, had to take medicine every day, and lost the ability to work. Because of the death of her brother, my mother's mood has not been very good, and she went out to work odd jobs and supported the family with a meager income.
After his father lost his ability to work, the sensible Li Mengsi went to work part-time to earn money as soon as he had time. In the summer vacation of the second year of junior high school, Li Mengsi ran to work in the light bulb factory, "wearing tungsten filament, 3 cents a piece, a total of 1775 yuan." "Li Mengsi remembers the first money he made very clearly. In 2021, after the end of the college entrance examination, she followed her mother to the garment factory to do odd jobs, to teach part-time in educational institutions, and to make money for herself and for the family.
Refuse to lie flat and fulfill every day with several duties
In the summer of 2021, the Yangtze Evening News Sunshine Scholarship Activity helped Li Mengsi connect with a sponsor so that she did not have to worry about college tuition. Today, Li Mengsi is a freshman at Shangrao Normal College in Jiangxi, working hard and desperately as always, and won the first-class scholarship at the end of last semester. In order not to let yourself idle, the spare time is arranged full, "freshman courses are more, there are evening self-study at night, and some part-time time conflicts with finding, plan to find part-time jobs in the sophomore year, and do a good job of future career planning." I don't want to let myself idle, I have to grasp every day well and not waste my youth. ”
Li Mengsi
At school, she joined the Readers' Association, the Literary Club, and the Red Cross. In the class, she served as the psychological committee member of the class, held psychological theme class meetings, organized outdoor development activities, and paid attention to the mental health of the class students. "As soon as I have time, I soak in the library, and the university life is very fulfilling and happy." When it comes to her college life, she feels that it is quite in line with her imaginary life, "there are knowledgeable teachers, there are very good roommates, and there is time to do what she likes." ”
Li Mengsi
Studying outside, my heart is worried about my home every day. "I have a video call with my parents every week, and I'm happy to see them healthy and safe." Li Mengsi told reporters that he is very grateful and cherished for his current life, "I want to be a teacher in the future and bring warmth and knowledge to others." At the same time, I want to do some public welfare to illuminate others."
"Although college students say that they don't have to work formally, they must always struggle and refuse to 'Buddhism' and 'lie flat'. Only by becoming a young person with ability, responsibility and ideals can we contribute to society and the country. Li Mengsi's experience makes her more mature and stable than her peers, "to be a young person who is useful to the country and to create a better future on her own." ”
Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News reporter Jiang Jingyi Xu Qianqian
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