"Motorcycle Retrograde in the Night Rain - Pursuing the Story Behind the Spring Festival"
We live in a world where we are free to choose how we travel, and even during a nationwide migration like the Spring Festival, most people will choose more comfortable ways such as high-speed rail, airplanes, or self-driving.
However, in this corner of China, although compared with the past "homecoming motorcycle army" has been vicissitudes and densely populated, there are always some persistent people who insist on expressing their deep love for home and stubbornness in life in a variety of ways. Today, we are going to tell you the story of a fifty-year-old man - Brother Xu.
Brother Xu, a 59-year-old migrant worker in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, chooses to ride a motorcycle to his home in Wuzhou City, Guangxi Province, every Spring Festival. He said he chose to ride a motorcycle because he felt the taste of the countryside and experienced the joy of returning home in a difficult way.
"Every time I go home, I want to experience as much as I can on the road, and despite the difficulties and sometimes injuries, I know it's a part of life. The decision to ride a motorcycle was not wise in the eyes of everyone, but he smiled and said, "A comfortable life has a comfortable taste, a difficult life has a difficult taste, this is life."
Every year on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, he got up from the morning light, put on his bags, put on his helmet, and started the long journey back on his motorcycle. He wore a thick cotton shirt and cotton pants, and his feet were covered with plastic bags and socks to keep him warm, which he said would prevent freezing.
Reporter: "Brother Xu was wearing an ordinary raincoat and riding his motorcycle full of his hard work and sweat. With luggage tied to the back of the car, and the sound of cheerful hymns echoing on the silent highway, he is like a stubborn old deer, spreading sunshine in his life. ”
In modern society, most people are looking for comfort and convenience, which is understandable, but the fifty-year-old Brother Xu chose to ride a motorcycle home, and this seemingly stubborn and emotionally rich decision may be the source of his comfort.
His story reminds us of the army of motorcycles that have been a symbol of what was once a choice for a very small number of people, expressing a deep attachment to their hometown and a positive attitude towards life. This attitude is his stubbornness, his freedom, his way of life, even if others do not understand, he is willing to eat.
Sometimes, we question Brother Xu's choice, after all, in our opinion, riding a motorcycle is risky, and the cold and slippery weather also makes the process much more difficult. However, can we really define what is right and wrong? Perhaps, in Brother Xu's view, we can ride a motorcycle, fill our hearts with longing for our hometown, and gallop all the way on the road in the countryside, how can we easily understand this feeling.
The story of Brother Xu, in the secular Orange Island, summons people's thinking about life. Life is a road, and there are long, bumpy, smooth, and tortuous roads. No one knows where the end of the road is, we can only choose the direction we think is right, and then go on without hesitation. This is life, not giving up easily, not afraid of difficulties.
In this world, there are some things that need to be insisted on, such as love, such as responsibility, such as work, and hometown. This is the story of Brother Xu, the story of an ordinary migrant worker, and the story of everyone who is willing to pay for his hometown, who finds himself in the world and his true self in life.
This Spring Festival, we hope that everyone can find their own way to return to their hometown and embrace their lovers. Spend this special moment safely and feel the warmth of home. In this process, everyone is the protagonist and everyone has their own story. Let's listen, experience, and feel with our hearts. That's life, that's what we're here for.
A good article needs not only wonderful content, but also a thought-provoking point of view, just like the story of Brother Xu, which not only tells a journey, but also a choice and attitude. This kind of story needs us to experience, to feel, to think, this is life. Then, as if we heard the heartbeat of the forerunners, they were still walking forward on this Spring Festival night......