Selfless childhood
Ding Zhicheng was born into a family of intellectuals, his father was a materialist, and his mother also came from a higher education institution. He is ranked second, with an older sister Ding Baoming above and a younger brother below.
Ding Zhicheng's childhood was not as simple and happy as he imagined, because his sister Ding Baoming had polio when he was a child and was physically disabled. This unfortunate incident made Ding Zhicheng, who should have played like other children, take on the responsibility of taking care of his sister since he was a child.
The relationship between the sister and brother is very deep, and Ding Zhicheng takes care of Ding Baoming meticulously and carefully prevents her from being injured. Whenever his parents were away from work, he took on the task of taking care of his sister and made her feel his thoughtfulness.
Ding Baoming is also very grateful for his brother's selfless dedication and care, and their bond is getting deeper and deeper.
After graduating from high school, Ding Zhicheng and his sister found temporary jobs in the library of his mother's workplace. As the unit needs to take over a position that is about to retire, it is planned to arrange for one of the siblings to take over the position.
Considering Ding Baoming's inconvenience, the unit finally chose to let Ding Zhicheng take over. This made Ding Baoming mistakenly think that his younger brother had robbed her of the opportunity, and he was resentful. But soon she realizes that this is a misunderstanding and is ashamed of her thoughts.
Ding Zhicheng also felt guilty because of this, and since then he has taken care of his sister more attentively.
With the help of Ding Zhicheng, Ding Baoming later opened a small tailor shop by himself. But due to the light business and meager income, Ding Zhicheng has been supporting her materially and financially.
He never gave up and worked hard to make money to make his sister live a good life.
Versatile youth
In 1985, 22-year-old Ding Zhicheng entered the Beijing People's Art Theater and began his exploration as an actor. Although he had no professional acting training, he was diligent and studious, humbly consulted his seniors, and soon integrated into the role on the drama stage.
At the same time, Ding Zhicheng also cultivates his business acumen in his spare time and actively understands market demand.
Five years later, seeing that the development prospects of drama were limited, Ding Zhicheng resolutely decided to change careers and joined several fellow villagers to create a decoration team. With the spirit of hard work, they have accumulated the first pot of gold in their lives in the decoration industry.
After making money, Ding Zhicheng immediately thought of improving the life of his family, he successively bought a large number of practical items for his parents, and funded his sister Ding Baoming to learn fashion design to help her realize her entrepreneurial dream.
With Ding Zhicheng's 5 years of hard work, Ding Baoming's clothing store has finally improved. In order to keep his sister in this good momentum, Ding Zhicheng returned to the drama industry in 1995 and reduced the time for commercial activities, but still fully supported his sister financially.
In the same year, a supporting role in a TV series became an opportunity for him to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry, and since then he has gradually accumulated experience in film and television performance.
With keen business insight and in-depth understanding of the industry, Ding Zhicheng won the first pot of gold in business. and constantly sharpened his acting skills in the entertainment industry, with rich experience, the two complement each other, making him go higher and higher in his career.
Trials of tough times
In 1996, Ding Zhicheng entered the marriage hall with an actor girlfriend who had been in love for many years, and gave birth to the crystallization of love the next year - daughter Ding Guran. However, the good times did not last long, and their relationship broke down and they divorced by agreement in 2003.
Although the relationship is no longer there, Ding Zhicheng has not shirked the responsibility of this family. In order to let his 5-year-old daughter not feel a lack of love after her parents are separated, he will unconditionally meet any request of his daughter, care for her at the first time, and let her grow up without regrets.
Just when he was trying to adjust his state and concentrate on developing his career, his father died of illness in 2004, which was undoubtedly worse. Later, his friend and famous actor Fu Biao also died of illness, which dealt a heavy blow to him.
In the past three years, Ding Zhicheng has frequently encountered the death of his relatives, which made Ding Zhicheng fall into a trough and painful emotions for a while.
But while experiencing pain and lows, it also made his will and character stronger. Turning grief into motivation, Ding Zhicheng is determined to make his deceased father and friends proud.
Since 2005, he has devoted himself to his work with all his might, starring in more than 20 high-rated TV series, with good results. Busyness and career triumph also made him temporarily forget the unsatisfactory life.
A dutiful middle age
With the help of Ding Zhicheng, his sister Ding Baoming's clothing business has become more and more prosperous, and it has developed into a clothing company of a certain scale. However, just when her career was successful, Ding Zhicheng's mother's health deteriorated and needed more care.
In 2017, his mother died of illness, and Ding Zhicheng temporarily withdrew from the entertainment industry where he had worked for many years, concentrating on dealing with his mother's funeral and taking care of his disabled sister's life.
At that time, her daughter Ding Guran had grown up and understood her father's dedication and care for the family over the years. Seeing that her 60-year-old father is still alone, she offered to introduce her father to someone, hoping that he would have a partner in his old age, and said that she would accept her father's new other half.
Ding Zhicheng was moved, but politely declined his daughter's kindness, he thought that he still had family responsibilities that he could not take care of, and he had no plans to fall in love and remarry for the time being.
Today, Ding Zhicheng has entered the old age. He only occasionally appears at cultural events, but spends most of his time at home. He will care about his son's development and give guidance and help.
I also often visit my sister who is disabled and is concerned about her health. Ding Zhicheng gradually learned to enjoy life, but he still remembered to fulfill his responsibilities as a son, father, and brother, which was his mission in this life.
A life worth learning Xi
Looking back at Ding Zhicheng's 59 years of life, it is not difficult for us to find that he is a very strong and loving person. From taking on the responsibility of taking care of his disabled sister since he was a child, to working hard for his family when he grew up, to temporarily putting aside his career in middle age to concentrate on taking care of his mother, he has been working hard for this family in every period.
The most admirable thing is his selfless dedication and great love. He does not hesitate to give up his own opportunities, regardless of personal gains and losses, just to let his family live a better life.
At the same time, he is also a very responsible person, for the family, he has never shirked his responsibility, even in the difficult period of relationship breakdown and the death of relatives, he did not choose to escape, but bravely faced, so that the people around him feel his warmth.
What created Ding Zhicheng's excellent character was the environment in which he grew up and various precious life experiences. He has seen the hardships of his family, experienced the ups and downs of his career and relationships, and these bits and pieces have accumulated into his precious life experience, cultivating his innate compassion and sublimating it into great love.
So he has also become an excellent person, a model worthy of modern people to learn Xi.
Today, those in society who evade responsibility and do not talk about the pain of others need to learn from Ding Zhicheng's spirit of selfless dedication and courage to shoulder heavy burdens Xi. If everyone could care about the people around them as much as he did, and do their part to help others, the world would be a better place.
I hope that Ding Zhicheng's deeds can infect more young people and inspire them how to live this limited life in a fulfilling and meaningful way.