"Good boy, don't cry, don't cry......"
The man comforted the little girl in front of him while gently wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
On December 16, Lan Lan (pseudonym), a little girl from Zhongwei, Ningxia, met her uncle for the first time who sponsored her schooling.
Although this kind uncle has been sponsoring Lan Lan for several years, they have never met.
When Lan Lan saw this kind uncle for the first time, she found out that he was a disabled waste picker, and tears of sadness suddenly welled up.
He suffered from polio from an early age, and the after-effects of his illness made him disabled.
But instead of complaining about the injustice of fate, he sponsored more than 500 poor students by scavenging.
He is Hu Lei, a disabled person in Ningxia, who has relied on scavenging waste and donated millions of yuan in the past 15 years.
The People's Daily also commented on him as "the most beautiful scavenger" and "a kneeling giant." ”
Although Hu Lei was physically disabled, he did not give up the hope of life, and turned this hope into great love and passed it on.
Some people are standing, but they are more incompetent than those who kneel.
Some are kneeling, but they are greater and taller than giants.
Hu Lei is such a "kneeling giant", he used his actions to explain what it means to "life kisses me with pain, but I repay it with a song." ”
Kneeling giants
In 1993, Hu Lei was born in a remote mountain village in Zhongwei, Ningxia.
Hu Lei had a bad fate since he was a child, and his childhood life was very miserable.
When Hu Lei was three years old, his father unfortunately died of illness.
After his father died, his mother remarried and has not been heard from since, leaving only Hu Lei and his grandparents to rely on each other.
Three years later, his elderly grandfather also died of illness, leaving only Hu Lei and his frail grandmother to rely on each other.
Due to her advanced age and illness, her grandmother often neglected to take care of Hu Lei.
When Hu Lei was 7 years old, a high fever caused him to be diagnosed with polio.
Due to the delay in treatment and the lack of money for treatment, Hu Lei was disabled because of polio.
Hu Lei gradually lost the ability to walk upright, and could only rely on his "kneeling" legs to move his body.
The originally poor family was shattered by the death of his father and grandfather and the remarriage of his mother.
After Hu Lei's illness, his elderly grandmother could no longer support him, and the burden of life was all on the young Hu Lei.
Although Hu Lei's legs are disabled, he must rely on his own hands to support this stormy home.
However, since he has no education and is disabled and cannot do manual work, what can Hu Lei rely on to support himself?
At this time, Hu Lei thought that he could "pick up the rags", and he didn't need any academic qualifications or technical content to pick up waste.
As a result, Hu Lei "knelt" everywhere every day to pick up waste, and then carried the waste he picked up for the day to the scrapyard 5 kilometers away to sell.
In this way, Hu Lei, who is a teenager, struggles to maintain his life and that of his grandmother by scavenging waste every day.
Over the past 15 years, we have donated millions of dollars
In 2007, Hu Lei's grandmother also passed away, and the 14-year-old Hu Lei has been an orphan ever since.
But Hu Lei did not give up on himself because of his tragic fate, but the unfair fate made him particularly grateful.
In the process of scavenging in Hulei, he is often helped by some well-wishers.
Some people will drive Hu Lei, who has inconvenient legs and feet, some people will take the initiative to buy a meal for Hu Lei, and some people will take the initiative to collect their own waste products for Hu Lei.
Hu Lei took the help of these well-wishers to heart, and he hoped to repay the society with his practical actions.
After his grandmother passed away, Hu Lei, who was alone, wanted to use his ability to help more people.
So Hu Lei used all the money he saved when he was scavenging on weekdays to public welfare.
When he learned that a child had no money to go to school, Hu Lei would not hesitate to give money to fund the child's schooling.
If the elderly in any family are seriously ill and have no money for treatment, Hu Lei will also generously donate money to help the elderly treat their illnesses.
Whether it is a natural or man-made disaster or a poor family, Hu Lei will do his best to help those in need.
Hu Lei had been helped by many well-wishers, and he passed on this love, and at this time he was only a teenager.
In April 2021, when a strong earthquake struck Yushu, Qinghai Province, Hu Lei immediately donated 100 yuan to the Red Cross.
At that time, the scene of Hu Lei kneeling and stuffing 100 yuan into the donation box was filmed by the local media and edited into news.
The news that Hu Lei, who is disabled, relied on scavenging to donate money to the disaster area made many people know about Hu Lei for a while.
Many netizens were moved by Hu Lei's kindness, and even more moved by his spirit of being disabled and keen on public welfare.
Although 100 yuan is insignificant, it was saved by Hu Lei after dragging his disabled body, selling a water bottle and a cardboard box.
Since then, Hu Lei has made regular donations to the China Children and Teenagers' Fund every month.
Sometimes it's $10, sometimes it's $50, sometimes it's a $100......
Although the amount varies, it has never stopped for so many years.
In 2013, Hu Lei took the initiative to apply to join the Ningxia Volunteer Federation and became a part of the spark.
Since joining the Ningxia Federation of Communist Parties, Hu Lei has helped more poor mountainous areas, children and the elderly who have no money for medical treatment.
In July 2021, Henan, Shanxi and other places were hit by heavy rainfall.
Hu Lei bought 20,000 yuan worth of relief materials non-stop and sent them to the disaster area day and night.
In addition, Hu Lei is most concerned about the left-behind children in the mountain villages, and some children who have to drop out of school because of their poor families.
In order to ensure that these children can go to school, Hu Lei contacted the Red Cross and sponsored a number of children in poor mountainous areas to go to school.
November 29, 2021, happened to be Hu Lei's 28th birthday.
Hu Lei's disability and the fact that he often sleeps outside the scavenging do not look like a young man at all, but like a "little old man".
Hu Lei, who has never had a birthday, wanted to fulfill a wish on his 28th birthday.
That is, he hopes that more children can go to school happily and no longer be disturbed by poor families.
So Hu Lei went to a local rural primary school and donated stationery worth more than 30,000 yuan to 525 poor students there.
Among the donated materials, there are books, stationery, school bags, and sports goods, all of which were purchased and sorted out by Hu Lei himself.
The 525 students were holding the stationery donated by Hu Lei, with happy smiles on their faces.
Hu Lei also spent a birthday with these children that he will never forget.
According to the statistics of the Ningxia Volunteer Federation, Hu Lei has been involved in public welfare for 16 years, and has successively funded more than 500 poor students, with various donations amounting to one million yuan.
Among the donations, there are Hu Lei's waste scavenging and savings, handicrafts made and sold, and many entrepreneurs and well-wishers donated.
The donated girl cried when she saw Hu Lei
Hu Lei's story spread throughout Ningxia, and he became a "hero" in this remote corner.
People praised him for his tenacity and kindness, and expressed their desire to learn from him Xi and help others in their own way.
Hu Lei's deeds have also been highly affirmed by all walks of life and widely reported by the media, and he has become a man of the year in the charity industry.
After Hu Lei's deeds were known to more and more people, the People's Daily commented that he was "the most beautiful scavenger" and "a kneeling giant".
However, Hu Lei did not ask for anything in return for every act of kindness, and he never met many of the students he sponsored.
On December 16, Hu Lei, contacted by local media, came to visit the school of Lan Lan, the girl he had donated.
Although Hu Lei has sponsored Lan Lan's school for several years, he has never met Lan Lan.
Lan Lan learned that she could finally meet the kind people who had been supporting her, and she was very happy to thank this "mysterious" uncle in person.
But when Lan Lan saw that the well-wisher uncle who had been supporting her turned out to be a disabled person who could only "kneel" on the ground, before the words of gratitude could be spoken, Lan Lan's tears burst out of her eyes.
Seeing Lan Lan's red eyes from crying, Hu Lei hurriedly comforted Lan Lan while wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes for her.
"Good boy, don't cry, don't cry......"
Lan Lan never thought that her uncle, who had been sponsoring her schooling, would be a disabled person.
This kind uncle has relied on his tenacious will to support his studies by scavenging, which makes Lan Lan have mixed feelings in her heart.
Seeing Lan Lan so sensible, Hu Lei couldn't help but sigh:
"Children who know how to be grateful like this will definitely have a future when they grow up!"
Hu Lei's kindness is not only a reward for society, but also a kind of warmth and hope.
He used his own hands to ignite the inner fire of countless people, allowing people to see the beauty and infinite possibilities of life.
He used his meager strength to change the lives of countless people and became a guiding light for many people.
His story will inspire more people to pass on love and contribute to the development and progress of society.
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