Aunt Li, a village woman in her seventies, has worked the land all her life, not only growing a bumper crop, but also raising three children to grow up. However, fate dealt her a heavy blow in her old age. At the end of last year, during a routine physical examination, the doctor told her that she had advanced liver cancer.
Faced with this thunderbolt-like news on a sunny day, Aunt Li and the children felt incredulous. But Aunt Li accepted this reality with an unexpectedly calm attitude. She rejected her children's suggestion to go to a major hospital for treatment, choosing to return to her familiar home and spend the rest of her life in the way she liked.
After returning home, Aunt Li started a new life. Instead of being frugal as she used to, she began to enjoy good food and fish every day. She often said, "To live, eating and drinking well is the most important thing." The neighbors were talking about her change, but she just smiled and didn't care.
The children watched the changes in their mother, and although they felt helpless, they also understood and respected her choice. They knew that their mother was facing the end of her life in her own way. The eldest son said: "Mom has worked hard all her life, and now she can live as she wants." The youngest daughter silently supported her mother, hoping that she could live happily in the last days of her life.
Aunt Li's days passed day by day amid food and small talk with neighbors. Her face gradually became rosy, and her mental state was getting better and better. She interprets the value of life in her own way: not in terms of length, but in how to live a wonderful life.
A few months later, Aunt Li left this world peacefully in the company of her family. She didn't experience much illness and didn't leave any regrets. Her passing has left her family and neighbors sad, but they also admire her strength and optimism. Aunt Li's story tells us that the true meaning of life lies in how to spend each day, not simply the pursuit of longevity.