Eat a bowl of steaming longevity noodles, take a piece of Chongyang cake, pray for blessings, and arrange all the free clinics! Today (14th) is the Chongyang Festival, and the jade Buddha Zen Temple's annual Chongyang series of public welfare activities are held as scheduled.
According to reports, Chongyang entered the temple on the same day, and the elderly who reached the age of 65 could enter the temple without incense flower coupons with their ID cards or respect for the elderly, and receive a bowl of Jade Buddha Vegetarian Longevity Noodles and a chongyang cake.
What is more special is that the "bowl of longevity noodles" gift box has been sent to more than 100,000 elderly people in Shanghai in the past few days, and it has also brought thoughts and blessings. Huang Yue, a caring person, is a donor of 100,000 longevity noodles, "hoping to care for the elderly and give back to the society". In fact, he has been involved in public welfare activities and dedication for more than 10 consecutive years. Huang Yue and younger brother Huang Jue are very concerned about special groups, and his younger brother Huang Jue has previously jointly launched the "Little Star Meaning - Employment Practice of Autistic People" public welfare project with the Shanghai Juequn Cultural and Educational Foundation, and his brother Huang Yue has also participated.
At the Jade Buddha Zen Temple, such a warm current of love pervades everywhere. In the free clinic area, doctors from the Ninth People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and the Juequn Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall were there early to set up equipment, make full preparations, and wait for the elderly. In front of the table where blood pressure is measured, the crowd is crowded. The old people said: "The free clinic activity is really good, and it is not far from home to be free of charge." ”
It is understood that this free clinic activity specially invited the common disease departments of the elderly, including stomatology, ophthalmology, orthopedics, cardiovascular, hypertension, gastroenterology, diabetes, and respiratory, for on-site consultation. At the same time, there are also services such as blood pressure measurement and blood sugar measurement. "Health department, life is entrusted", this is also the ninth people's hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine 9 years ago to participate in the free clinic.
The reporter saw that in front of each department, the doctors were answering various medical care questions that the elderly cared about in detail and patiently, popularizing the knowledge of the prevention and treatment of common diseases for them, guiding the elderly to correctly understand their diseases, and explaining some conditioning and preventive health care knowledge in combination with their living habits to help them develop a healthy lifestyle. "I also have old people in my family, old people and old people." A physician put it this way.
At the other end, at the Vegetarian Hall of the Jade Buddha Zen Temple, many elderly people are tasting longevity noodles. The reporter saw at the scene that some elderly people who wanted to eat at home could also directly take away vegetarian toppings and raw noodles; it also reduced the waiting time for the elderly who ate in the hall. And some elderly people with inconvenient legs and feet, the staff will also come to help and carefully remind attention to the feet.
"This noodle is so delicious!" The 80-year-old grandfather, who eats noodles, told reporters that he taught electronic technology in colleges and universities before he retired. "The times are moving too fast, and electronic technology is changing rapidly. But my students are at the forefront of electronic information technology, and many children care about me during the New Year's Holidays, so they call me to talk about the current development. What makes Grandpa even more pleased is that now that China is strong, every family is living a good life, and the society continues to carry forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation of respecting the elderly, respecting the elderly, loving the elderly, and helping the elderly, so that the elderly also feel the warmth from the society.
The 78-year-old grandma Yu sent a photo to her son before eating, so that he could go to work with peace of mind. "The child had to accompany me this morning, saying that he wanted to accompany me for the holiday. You see we are on the phone, isn't it also heart-to-heart holidays together! ”
Author: Wang Wanyi
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Editor: Wang Wanyi