In 1997, Song Dandan, who had not yet come out of the haze in Beijing, fell into unprecedented despair and pain after experiencing a heavy blow in his life. However, a seemingly insipid phone call became the key to saving her.
The revelation behind the story may be that when each of us is going through a low point, a little care and warmth from relatives and friends can become the motivation for us to get back on our feet.
A phone call saves the despair
In Beijing in 1997, the dark clouds had not completely dissipated, and a faint haze was still shrouded in gray skies. In a slightly old apartment, Song Dandan sat alone in front of the window, looking at the pedestrians coming and going in a hurry downstairs, her heart full of emptiness and despair.
She had just gone through a failed marriage, betrayed and hurt by her husband, and her whole world was wiped out. The two people who were once in love have now become scars. She endured the pain in her heart, but she still had a calm smile on her face—it had become her protective color.
At this moment, the mobile phone rang suddenly, and Song Dandan's familiar name appeared on the screen - Ni Ping.
"Hello?" Song Dandan tried to make his voice sound calm.
"Dandan, what are you doing?" Ni Ping's lively and hearty voice came into her ears.
"I..." Song Dandan's voice choked, and the word "want to die" that she was about to say made her feel scared herself.
However, Ni Ping keenly caught the aberrations in her tone. She immediately changed her tone and said in a light-hearted and playful way: "Don't think about that yet, come to my house and help me wipe the floor! I just finished decorating, and there is dust everywhere, don't you see that your cleaning skills are better than mine?"
Song Dandan was stunned for a moment, Ni Ping's words were unexpected to her, but they also distracted her. Indeed, in her most painful moments, perhaps what she needed most was such a small interruption to let her forget about the gloom for a while.
"Okay, I'll do it. Song Dandan finally laughed.
In this way, she came to Ni Ping's house, and the two of them said a word, wiping the ground and chatting about the past. The past that once made them happy or troubled has become the capital to laugh at this moment. Song Dandan felt that her mood seemed to be a little brighter with the light of the floor.
Perhaps, the warmth from a confidant and friend is indeed greater than any words.
The warmth of a confidant melts the cold winter
Everyone has a cold winter, and all we need is that lamp, that hand, and that hug.
In the long years, Song Dandan and Ni Ping have always maintained a close friend relationship. When Song Dandan encounters setbacks and pains, Ni Ping will always be her strongest backing; And when Ni Ping is exhausted, Song Dandan will also support her in her own way.
Once upon a time, Ni Ping also fell in love with a person - director Chen Kaige. For Chen Kaige's sake, Ni Ping did her best to promote his films and give him spiritual support when he was tired. However, with the rise of Chen Kaige's career, the distance between the two was unconsciously widened, and in the end, even those unbearable scandals became the last straw that shattered this relationship.
During that time, Ni Ping was very depressed. She was no longer as enthusiastic as before, and there was a sense of depression throughout her person.
At this time, Song Dandan empathized and took the initiative to invite Ni Ping to live in his house for a while. She prepared Ni Ping's favorite dishes and relived the bits and pieces of the two. Gradually, in this warmth, Ni Ping found herself again, and she became the strong, optimistic and refreshing Ni Ping again.
Therefore, when she heard that Song Dandan suffered emotional betrayal, Ni Ping could empathize with her pain more than anyone else. So, she thought of Song Dandan's concern for herself at the beginning, and chose to warm her in the same way.
This may be the power of a confidant, the warmth in your hands may be able to melt the cold winter in my heart.
epilogue
Looking back at the warm text, I can't see the date clearly, but the emotion is still vivid.
Perhaps, as mentioned at the beginning, the reason why this father-daughter friendship can touch the hearts of countless people is precisely because in this world, we all need such a pair of hands - whenever they reach out to us, they are as warm as ever.
This is also the emotion that arises spontaneously every time I revisit this article. In everyone's life, the care of family, confidants and friends can become the motivation for us to get through the trough. And we should also learn to be like Song Dandan and Ni Ping, to understand and care about every herb injury around us.
May you and I be the light, the hand, and the warm embrace in someone else's life.