The principal of a primary school in Hong Kong led the children to hold a "rich and poor banquet" between poor children and rich children. Today, let us see the current situation of wealth and poverty in Hong Kong through the clear eyes of the children.
In this dark corridor covered with small advertisements, there are small cubicles.
The boy in the shot is she Weihao, a third-grade elementary school student at fresh fish school, born in his mother's friend's house, and has never met his biological father.
She Weihao has been living a difficult life with his mother, and has been the first in the class for three consecutive years, such an excellent student in the eyes of everyone, often white porridge with side dishes.
Living in such a harsh environment, there are often addicts knocking on the door to borrow money, not to mention, but also by the death threats of the underworld neighbors, the mother's education level is not high, is a standard Hong Kong low-level person, engaged in manual labor, she usually will never buy more than 100 yuan of things.
In the eyes of Principal Liang of Fresh Fish Line School, knowledge can change fate, reading is the only way out for children at the bottom, and the only way to break the cross-generational poverty is to rely on their own efforts to read. But in the face of poverty, reading well seems to be a luxury.
This chubby little boy is named Huang Junxiu, he comes from a Vietnamese immigrant family, is the object of She Weihao's envy, because he has a big bed of his own, he can also run back and forth at home freely, and the family conditions are much better than his own.
In fact, Huang Junxiu is also envious of She Weihao, he is a transfer student who immigrated to Hong Kong from Vietnam, a lot of homework to be made up, homework will not be done, unqualified and do not care, but he is very envious of Weihao's good friends, these two children look up to each other and become the best friends.
One day on the day of the event, Principal Liang of Fresh Fish Row School held the school's traditional project "Rich and Poor Banquet", a special banquet about poverty and wealth, the poor and rich people are determined by lottery, and the students who draw the rich will have delicious box lunches and milk, and there will be beautiful aunts as waiters. The students who smoked the poor could only eat two pieces of bread and boiled water.
Due to limited resources, after all, the rich are drawn by a minority, and most of the students can only be poor, the poor people watch the rich eating food, can only look at the eyes, and even some students shed sad tears.
The reason why the principal holds such an activity is to motivate these low-level children not to forget their hard days, to study hard, to help others give back to the society in the future, and to let more people get rid of poverty.
Due to the long expectation of living at the bottom, the narrow vision hinders their development, the children seem to just treat the rich and poor feast as a game, for Principal Liang's emphasis on the long teaching, it is only a seemingly understanding nod, and their parents are more pessimistic about the future, only seeking the continuation of life, not the quality of life.
Some parents even believe that it is a big deal to receive assistance to live, and this idea affects these children who grow up in poverty to a certain extent.
On this day, Principal Liang came to visit the home of a student named Huang Jiaqi, and as soon as he entered the student's house, he did not even have a place to stay and could only sit on the bed.
Principal Liang took out the prepared chocolate and gave it to Huang Jiaqi, who was ready to chat with the parents of the students about their studies, but the water in the kettle leaked on the bed.
There was no place to sit, and before leaving, the principal patted Huang Jiaqi's shoulder, praised her good looks, and encouraged her to study well, otherwise it would be a pity.
In fact, among the children of the working people in Hong Kong, there are many children like Huang Jiaqi and She Weihao, they are smart and kind, poverty limits their imagination, and their parents cannot afford to pay 100 yuan for an English class, not to mention any interest class, and can only let the children develop at will.
Reading can indeed change fate, but poverty can also profoundly affect reading, fortunately, the teachers of fresh fish school will make the best use of their resources, organize children to go to airports with many foreigners, and practice spoken English.
The kids had never been to the airport and were thrilled to see the plane. When reporters asked the children if they wanted to fly, they all said in unison: "I want to."
But the world is so unfair, some children are born better, have the resources that many people dream of, but do not know how to cherish.
Some children are born at the bottom and are destined to desperately get what they want.
This child's name is Tan Zhize, because his mother has to return to the mainland every three months to renew his visa, he often lives in the homes of his classmates, and the number of times has been too many to remember, and the poor and lowly couple is sad.
When talking about his parents often quarreling, he calmly faced the camera, talking about the process of his parents' home B, and also laughed at himself that it was fun to run away from home, and the picture was really painful.
Long-term rental in the gray cubicle, the chaotic living environment, and the three meals a day without nutrition have not covered the innocence and cuteness in the eyes of these low-level children. In the eyes of these children, the world of rich people does not need to do homework, and they can play wherever they want.
When it comes to money, every child's answer is different, but they all have one thing in common: a lack of self-confidence. Poverty makes them extremely sensitive to money, and without money they can't eat or buy what they like.
In the documentary "Zi Fei Yu", she Weihao and Huang Junxiu's pure and immaculate friendship will not be cut off by quarrels, they will even fight, but after fighting, they can quickly reconcile, they have no money, but it does not mean that they are unhappy, family affection and friendship are still around them. The so-called hero does not ask the source, the future can still be expected.
After being reported, She Weihao's life has undergone some changes, and he has received donations from well-wishers, and he has also sensibly sent thank-you emails to the other party. As the principal said, if you want to get ahead, there is only one way to read, this "rich and poor banquet" is not only for children, but also for adults, it inspires us that if we want to have a happy life, we can only strive for self-improvement and struggle.
Lao Tzu said that the son is not a fish, and the joy of knowing the fish? If you are not the children living at the bottom, how can you feel their happiness and sadness?